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The Medicare Exchange
- Understanding Medicare
A great resource to help you understand your Medicare options. - Shop & Compare
With this tool you can search, compare and evaluate the costs and features of insurance plans in your area. - Prescription Profiler
This tool helps you search Medicare plans using your list of prescriptions to find your lowest-cost coverage options. - Help Me Choose
Answer a few simple questions and this tool will help you find plans that fit your medical needs and budget. - Find My Pharmacy
Search for a pharmacy by zip code. See step four of the Prescription Profiler.
What’s Happening
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Seven CO-OPs Get Loans
February 2012To “establish private non-profit, consumer-governed health insurance companies” CMS announced...
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Protect yourself from these tax scams
February 2012The IRS recently released its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of...
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Medicare enrollment up, premiums down
February 2012Medicare Advantage enrollment hits 12.8 million (up 10%) and average...
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Medicare Advantage switch deadline 2/14
February 2012If you want to switch from MA to Original Medicare...
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Hospital Infection Rates
February 2012CMS gives consumers access to more details about hospital infections...
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Can you guess what the leading cause of too much salt in our diet is?
February 2012Americans intake twice the recommended amount of sodium which can...
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Family companions improve quality of care
February 2012Study finds taking a family companion to the doctor can...
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Products recalled this week
January 2012Here are some recalls that you or your family and...
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Long-distance caregiving
January 2012Good article on providing care for aging parents who live...
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FDA approves kidney cancer drug
January 2012Pfizer’s Inlyta kidney cancer drug was approved by the FDA...
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State of the Union speach
January 2012Link to full text of SOTU speech. As others have...
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Jon Stewart interviews HHS head Kathleen Sibelius
January 2012Check out this substantive & funny...
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HHS helps low-income households with heating & energy costs
January 2012HHS releases over $863 million to help low-income households with...
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Walking Clubs provide a simple, free way to get fit in the New Year
January 2012"Regular walking is one of the most effective forms of...
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Study: Most Americans happy with Medicare
January 201282% of middle-income Americans are extremely or very satisfied with...
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WSJ health stories of 2011
January 2012Roundup of WSJ's favorite health stories of...
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Is there a link between short hospital stays & high readmission rates?
January 2012Study: On average, heart attack patients in the U.S. leave...
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Payroll tax cut extension passed by congress
December 2011Congress passed the two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday...
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Free Weight Loss Help from Medicare, Medicaid
December 2011Get 4 free doctor visits dealing with health, nutrition &...
Your Stories
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Museum Volunteers & Published Author
February 2012For nearly nine years Richard & Anita have been volunteer...
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They call me “Energizer Bunny”
February 2012I retired from Volkswagen of America after 36 years. Being...
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The Flow Blue Brothers
January 2012Forget bass fishing and deer hunting, these three men are...
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Running Cattle and Singing Gospel Music
January 2012When not working his farm in Tennessee, Clarence is singing...
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Sitting around was not for me!
December 2011Retired from IBM after 32 years, but sitting around was...
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Keep On Trekking!
October 2011We loved travel. There was no adventure that we were...
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Busy Volunteer at 90!
October 2011I keep busy doing various volunteer jobs. I help when...
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Its Sands Were Calling Me!
October 2011Hi everyone! Although I hit 65 this year, I take...
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Last Work Day 7-31-02
September 2011This story starts two months before I retired with an...
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Miracles Do Happen!
September 2011My miracle began 9 years ago starting with memory loss...
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Grandparents Day!
September 2011Grandparents Day is celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor...
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Active in music, sports, outdoor activities and the community
August 2011I feel I have been very fortunate to have lived...
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Golden years bring struggles for a long-time educator
August 2011I was a science teacher for 27 years, and then...
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We worked from daylight to dark!
July 2011I have made several trips to the Gulf coast to...
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Life After Retirement
May 2011After retiring from Kellogg's in 1997 my wife and I...
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How Did I Have Time To Work?
May 2011My last retirement was in March of 2008. I’d...
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Becoming An Artist
May 2011Today I’m reminded of the old question: “What do you...
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