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  • Top Retirement Surprises No One Warns You About (Good and Bad)

    Top Retirement Surprises No One Warns You About (Good and Bad)0

    Retirement brings freedom — but also surprises. Discover the most common good and bad retirement surprises seniors experience, from spending changes to loneliness to newfound joy. Retirement sounds like a sweet dream when you’re at midlife or younger. Stop working. Sleep late. Travel more. Relax. Enjoy life. But once you actually retire and step into

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  • Fall Prevention for Seniors: Safety Tips

    Fall Prevention for Seniors: Safety Tips0

    Fall prevention for seniors gets a lot of lip service, but unfortunately, we don’t always do what we should to avoid the risk. Falls are risky for seniors because they can have disastrous outcomes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are a leading cause of injury and death among adults 65

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  • Medicare ANOC: Why You Must Read the Annual Notice of Change

    Medicare ANOC: Why You Must Read the Annual Notice of Change0

    If you have a Medicare Advantage plan or a Part D prescription drug plan, you get an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) each September. This annual notice alerts you to important changes in your Medicare Advantage plan or your Part D drug plan that will take effect starting January 1 of the upcoming year. The

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  • Medicare, Explained

    Medicare, Explained0

    Medicare. It’s how most seniors get health insurance. But there’s nothing healthy about the frustration, annoyance, and tension you are likely to feel as you try to sort through all the options and find the right Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage coverage for your needs. What is Medicare and When Do You Sign Up? Medicare

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  • Emergency Room Checklist

    Emergency Room Checklist0

    A trip to the emergency room isn’t the kind of “trip” anyone plans for. And it’s one that  no one wants to take. Nevertheless, it’s a trip that many of us have to deal with at some point — especially as we, or our loved ones, age. And that’s why a bit of “just in

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  • Living with Arthritis: Tools and Tips for Everyday Tasks

    Living with Arthritis: Tools and Tips for Everyday Tasks0

    When you’re living with arthritis or other conditions that make movement difficult, managing daily activities can be challenging. A critical part of managing your condition is following your doctors’ recommendations for exercise, physical therapy, medications, assistive devices and healthy living. But if you are one of the 58 million people in the U.S. who have

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