As we get older, many of us are concerned with staying healthy. We eat right, watch our weight and try to get enough sleep. But, what are we doing for our brain health? Are we even thinking about our brain health? Even if your genetics do not have a history of brain disease, such as [...]
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Your Brain Needs Exercise Too
Posted in Health Tips for Seniors, Senior Health Care Also tagged alzheimers, brain health, brain health for senior, Consumer healthcare, dementia, elderly health care, elderly healthcare, Health Tips for Seniors, senior health care, senior healthcare Comments closed
Emergency Room Woes Go Beyond the Long Wait
Have you ever sat in the emergency room with a legitimate emergency only to be put behind what seemed like dozens of people ahead of you? Did some seem like their “emergency” wasn’t a real emergency? It isn’t your imagination. Actually, it’s happening all over the United States. Many people go to the emergency room [...]
Posted in Health Insurance Also tagged California emergency rooms, California health care, emergency care, emergency room abuse, ER abuse, health care costs, health insurance, overcrowded ER Comments closed
The Individual Mandate Provision: Unconstitutional or a Necessary Component of Healthcare Reform?
Just weeks before the courts are set to hear oral arguments about health reform legal challenges, a new poll was released by the Kaiser Family Foundation that confirms most Americans find the individual mandate provision of President Obama’s health reform to be unconstitutional. The tax penalty known as the “individual mandate” states that beginning in [...]
Posted in Health Insurance Also tagged california, California health care, Consumer healthcare, health insurance, healthcare reform, individual mandate, Individual Mandate Provision Comments closed
Health Care Costs are Fastest Rising Expense for Families
The high price of healthcare and insurance may not be breaking news, but over that last decade health care costs have risen faster than the cost of other goods and services in the US, leaving many Americans financially worse off, according to a new RAND Corp. study. Although the median-income American family saw a 30 [...]
Bay Area Council Discusses Affordable Care Act
As we all know, this is a critical time for the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law passed by Congress last year. There is much at stake for businesses, for consumers and for our economy. The Sacremento Bee published an interesting article discussing the rising healthcare costs in California and greater economy. This [...]
Get Ready, Because the Cost of Prescription Medication is About to Plummet!
The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet and for the general public, this is great news. In the next 14 months, generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter Lipitor and blood thinner Plavix, will be available to [...]
