Tag: Healthcare
Tips To Taking The Stress Out Of Medicare Annual Enrollment
UNITED STATES—Toni: Read in your column last week that there is only 3 weeks to the Medicare Annual Enrollment period. I’m really confused on what...
Two Doctors Agree To $37.5 Million Settlement
SHERMAN OAKS—On Monday, July 19, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that one of the largest hospital systems in the nation and two of...
Why Did COBRA Cost Me $40K In Medical Expenses?
UNITED STATES—Reader Alert: Many employer benefit group plans terminate the day you are no longer working full-time. Explore employer group medical plan rules and...
County To Appoint “Much Needed” Nursing Home Inspector
CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, May 26, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) unanimously voted to - for the first time ever - appoint an...
Will Medicare Cover Long Term Care Issues Caused By COVID-19?
UNITED STATES─Morning, Toni: I read your recent article about COVID-19 and Medicare and recently my husband has contacted this terrible virus. He has been...
Is Medicaid A Good Long Term Care Option?
UNITED STATES—Toni, I have a friend who just received a bill from the state of Texas for his mother's Medicaid nursing home care. No...
We All Have Stress
UNITED STATES—Stress, it is that mental thing that is not easy to describe with words, but you kind of know it when it becomes...
Direct Primary Care Gains Popularity
UNITED STATES—Direct primary care (DPC) is becoming a popular alternative to health insurance. The new model has been around for several years. According to...
CurePSP: Not Interested In A Cure! (Part 5)
BEVERLY HILLS—There is an organization called CurePSP and before you open your bank account to them, I’d like to share with you a little...
California’s First Mobile Stroke Unit Deployed In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—California’s first-ever Mobile Stroke Unit was deployed on Thursday, September 14 paving the way for a new approach to deal with medical emergencies.
The...
Healthcare 101
UNITED STATES—For years we have had this ongoing debate between Republicans and Democrats about the issue of healthcare and health insurance in the United...
