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Stay Healthy with Regular Medicare Glaucoma Screenings

By Jason Carrasco April 17, 2021

Glaucoma is a very common eye condition, especially for older adults. When left untreated, glaucoma can do serious damage to your vision, so it’s important to get screened regularly to catch it early. Did you know Medicare offers regular glaucoma screenings?

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Do You Need to Enroll in Medicare If You Have Employer Insurance?

By Jason Carrasco April 10, 2021

As you near retirement age, you may often wonder how you will pay for your healthcare needs. For most older adults, some form of Medicare is often the most comprehensive and cost-effective solution. However, what about those of us who have an insurance…

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Medicare Covers Cervical and Vaginal Cancer Screenings

By Jason Carrasco April 03, 2021

Cervical and vaginal cancers are very serious conditions that can be difficult to catch. In order to treat cervical cancers effectively, women should receive regular screenings – when caught early, doctors can treat cervical cancer and dramatically increase…

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How to Save on Medicare and Lower Your Healthcare Costs

By Jason Carrasco March 22, 2021

Medicare may save you thousands of dollars on your medical bills, but nothing in life is free. Between copayments, annual deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses, you’ll still have to pay a lot of money for your healthcare needs with Medicare…

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Ovarian Cancer and Medicare: What You Need to Know

By Jason Carrasco March 15, 2021

Ovarian cancer is a relatively common form of cancer that disproportionately affects women over the age of 60. Ovarian cancer is much easier to treat when it is caught early, which is why preventative screenings…

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Medicare vs. Medicaid: What Seniors, Loved Ones, and Caregivers Should Know

By Jason Carrasco February 24, 2021

Although their names sound similar, Medicare and Medicaid are two different types of healthcare programs offered by the United States government. While both cover healthcare costs, the eligibility requirements for each program…

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Does Medicare Cover Hearing Aids?

By Jessica Thomas January 06, 2021

Many older Americans with moderate to significant hearing loss are interested in this question: Does Medicare cover the cost of hearing aids? The answer to this question is even more important because hearing aids can dramatically improve users’ quality of life. However, we can’t also ignore the fact that hearing aids are expensive. Most models […]

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3 Tips to De-Stress your Journey into the Medicare System

By Joanne Giardini-Russell December 25, 2020

If you’re turning 65 in the next 12 months, I surely don’t have to tell you what your mailbox likely looks like! The mailers and post cards are piled high in some bin to get to later, when you know you have to sit down and think about Medicare…

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A Guide to Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and Long-Term Care Insurance

By Jessica Thomas September 11, 2020

The cost of medical care can be financially crippling for many Americans. This is one reason why many people experience extreme stress thinking about how they will be able to afford necessary medical care…

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What You Need to Know About Covid-19, Retirement, and Medicare

By Joanne Giardini-Russell June 15, 2020

Medicare, in any given “normal” year, is confusing. 2020 has brought about so much, and we are only nearing the half-way mark. At our firm we never could we have imagined that we would be seeing so many people struggling with…

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