_ Money Matters Even with Insurance, a Hospital Visit May Cost $1,000 or More By Sondra Forsyth article Even if you have what you might think of as good health insurance, your next hospital stay could cost you … Read More→
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_ Caregiving The Caregiving Imperative: New YearΓÇÖs Resolutions to Preserve Physical Health and Mental Well-Being By Sondra Forsyth article As we age, the years pass quickly from one to the next. Unless we truly look back at our accomplishments … Read More→
_ Breast cancer Women's Health and Wellness The Controversy About Insurance Coverage for Breast Cancer Screening By Sondra Forsyth article On January 11th 2016, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published what were called ΓÇ£finalΓÇ¥ recommendations on screening … Read More→
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_ What's Being Done about Inequality in Health Care? By article Although there has been substantial progress in cancer treatment, screening, diagnosis, and prevention over the past several decades, addressing … Read More→
Aging Well Money Matters Why Becoming Your Own Health Advocate Can Save Your Money and Your Life By article As a pharmacist, IΓÇÖve seen many patients from all ages and walks of lifeΓÇörural communities, large metropolitan areas, wealthy, low-income, … Read More→
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The Health $care Industry and the Prostate By blog I love my doctor and trust what she recommends. However, IΓÇÖm becoming increasingly aware of how harmful, and downright dangerous, […]
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_ Medical Care Survey: Quality of Health Care Providers By Sondra Forsyth article The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the results of a major survey examining the public's opinions about what it means to be a quality health care provider in the United States. The survey, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sheds new light on how American adults perceive the quality of their health care and doctors, as well as the information they use and trust when making health care decisions. The survey produces new and actionable data during a crucial period of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation.
_ How Private Is Your Mental-Health Information? By Jane Farrell article Whatever you think of the Affordable Care Act (and there are many different and heated opinions) thereΓÇÖs no doubt that itΓÇÖs expanded mental health and substance use disorder benefits and protections to 62 million Americans. Leon Rodriguez, Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in a federal blog that the c hange represents ΓÇ£the largest expansion of behavioral health coverage in a generation and will help make treatment more affordable and accessible.ΓÇ¥
Love Insurance: How to Protect Your Most Valuable Asset By blog Most of us spend a considerable amount of money on car insurance to protect us in the event of an accident. We spend even more for health insurance to help pay for expenses should we get sick. We get life insurance to help our families after we are gone. But few of us even consider getting ΓÇ£Love insuranceΓÇ¥ to protect our relationship from small or catastrophic accidents that can befall us.