On Saturday, May 17th in the Caesars Palace poker room in Las Vegas, the Poker For Hope charity tournament took place, benefiting Tia’s Hope, The Life Raft Group, and Phase One Foundation. Poker for Hope was started by these three non-profit cancer support organizations with ONE goal in mind…A CURE!
New Horizons Participants in Miami, Fla. The 2013 New Horizons GIST conference was held at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel in Miami, Florida from Wednesday, June 5th to Friday, June 7th. The conference [...]
In a January 6, 2012 New York Times article, “Report Finds Most Errors at Hospitals Go Unreported” by Robert Pear, the author explained that federal investigators have shown in a new report that hospital employees recognize and report only one out of seven errors...
The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) pays disability benefits to people who cannot work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death. Federal law requires this very strict definition of disability. While some programs give money to people with partial disability or short-term disability, Social Security does not.
In our last newsletter, we covered some resources available to you to cover your prescription drugs outside of Medicare, in this last article in the series, we will look at pharmaceutical company assistance.
Dr. Linyee Shum’s career path began the moment he was born. It appeared he was destined to be an engineer and was encouraged to pursue it since early childhood. He even majored in mechanical engineering during his freshmen year of college....
Medicaid is a state-run program that helps pay medical costs for some people with limited income and resources and meet other eligibility requirements. Medicaid also offers benefits not normally covered by Medicare, like help with personal care and rides to doctor appointments. If you qualify for Medicaid in your state, you automatically qualify to get Extra Help paying for Medicare prescription drug coverage.
A new year always brings changes. The only thing constant in the world is change. Being informed is one of the greatest ways to help alleviate confusion and stress during times of change, and can empower you to make the best decisions for you and your family. Below is a brief but straight-to-the-point description of Medicare in 2011.
