Tweet In the recent Veterans Advocates Group of America’s newsletter an article by our own Josh Eisenberg was highlighted. Here is the article for you to read regarding veterans benefits you are your loved ones might be entitled: During the period from 1945-1963, the United States government was preparing itself for an Atomic War, and [...]
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COMPENSATION AVAILABLE TO “ATOMIC VETS”
April 27th, 2013 
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Opportunity for Help with Medicare Cost Sharing Ends Soon
March 12th, 2013 news-admin Tweet The 2013 Medicare Part A and B general enrollment period runs from January 1 through March 31, 2013. As detailed below, this enrollment period Credit union fees is especially important for many individuals who are not eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A. Most people do not pay a premium for Medicare Part A because [...]
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Final Rule on Affordable Care Act (ACA) Will Protect Consumers
March 4th, 2013 news-admin Tweet Health care law protects consumers against worst insurance practices, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released in a public statement. Key health insurance protections for all Americans moves forward The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 22, 2013, issued a final rule that implements five key consumer protections from [...]
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Nearly 20,000 veterans die waiting for benefits in 2012!
February 19th, 2013 news-admin Tweet Angela Brauer of Albuquerque KOAT filed this staggering report. Thousands of veterans and veterans’ families are speaking up about the delay in receiving compensation. At the end of the fiscal year in September 2012, nearly 20,000 veterans had died waiting for a variety of benefits. Some of them had been waiting decades. While those [...]
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Elderly Depression Linked To Dementia Risk And Mild Cognitive Impairment
February 6th, 2013 news-admin Tweet Medical News Today is reporting that; seniors with depression may have a higher risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, researchers from University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, reported in Archives of Neurology, Online First . The authors had gathered and examined data on a group of Medicare recipients in the U.S. who were [...]
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Most of Retirement Savings Will Go to Pay Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses
February 4th, 2013 news-admin Tweet Per a recent article to AARP members, in which they said; “You might think your medical costs will be taken care of once you qualify for Medicare. But you’ll quickly find that you’re still paying out of pocket, and probably paying much more than you expected.” Fidelity Investments, which has been tracking retiree health [...]
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Fiscal bill extends a Medicare lifeline to small, rural hospitals
January 22nd, 2013 news-admin Tweet While much of the hospital industry has lamented the deal reached between Congress and the White House because it will pay only about half the $30 billion bill to avert a 27 percent Medicare fee cut for physicians, the agreement was cause for celebration for about 200 small, rural hospitals. That’s because it extended, [...]
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