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Jonathan Pletzke

posted 06/19/2008, comments (0)

Can't Get Medical Insurance? Move!

I know it sounds crazy, but did you know that if you move to another state you may easily get health insurance, no questions asked? The reason is because some states do not allow medical underwriting when applying for health insurance, whereas the bulk of them do. So those states that don't allow medical underwriting are much easier to get health... Read more Chevron

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Suzanne Mintz

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posted 06/07/2008, comments (2)

Caregiving is Not Age Specific

Family caregiving is most often thought of as an experience that comes with our parents aging, and that of course is true, but caregiving isn't age specific. It can happen at any time. My husband was diagnosed with MS when he was 31. Children are born with Downs Syndrome and teenagers are in car accidents. There is a growing subpopulation... Read more Chevron

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Jonathan Pletzke

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posted 05/30/2008, comments (0)

Medicare: What's Covered and What's Not

Medicare can be confusing. There are a number of pieces to the Medicare puzzle, and understanding how they fit together and where there are gaps is important to knowing where Medicare coverage begins and ends. For the official U.S. Government perspective on Medicare, visit the Medicare Options Compare website. Remember that Medicare is... Read more Chevron

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Kristi Gott

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posted 05/27/2008, comments (0)

Multicultural, International Caregiving A Trend Today

As computers, media , travel, and migrations of people bring us closer to a world community, multicultural, international caregiving becomes a trend. There is a rich mozaic of elderly seniors from other countries. Their traditions and childhood memories represent part of history, and those of us who assist them are... Read more Chevron

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Dan Taylor

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posted 05/22/2008, comments (2)

If My Mom Were Here Today On This Mother's Day ...

If my mom were here today I wouldn't do too much differently than I ever did on Mother's Day but I would do the things I did more intently and with greater deliberateness and add some things: I would call her earlier instead of on my way home from somewhere as an afterthought. I would not forget that she hates cut flowers and... Read more Chevron

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