Medicare Coverage

Each time you need to purchase eyeglasses or contact lenses, you need to have an eye exam to determine your eye grade. Knowing your eye grade will help in finding the right eyeglasses or contact lenses for you. Another term…

Some people develop an ailment or a medical condition that may require long-term care. While Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans provide coverage for short-term care at home or in a skilled nursing facility, long-term care may be a different…

Weight gain is pretty common as we get older and physical activity becomes more difficult. Though some people can still perform a few light exercises to burn the fat, other people cannot and may need surgery if they are obese. …

Eosinophils are part of the body’s immune system that fight infections and invading bacteria. However, for people with Eosinophilic asthma, these white blood cells can cause inflammation and swell in a person’s airways and respiratory systems. One medication meant to…

Rabies is often contracted by getting bitten by a rabid animal. The virus lives in the infected animal’s saliva or brain/nervous system tissue. This is quite a serious virus that can be a threat to a person’s life if left…

Durolane is a single injection medication used in treating osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a common condition among seniors and one of the ways to treat it is through knee-gel injections such as Durolane. But Durolane injections can be expensive and not…

Even though the majority of Medicare beneficiaries are seniors, who are past the age of reproduction, around 3% of Medicare beneficiaries are between the ages of 18 to 44. And people in that group are still capable of giving birth…

Many times the best place to provide care for someone isn’t in a nursing home, hospital or other facility. It’s in the home. And when a family needs help caring for a loved one, that’s when home health care can…

Having diabetes means that you must regularly check your blood sugar levels to make sure it is maintained at a good level. One way to do this is through the use of a blood glucose meter, or a BGM. Though…

After many years of supporting our weight, our knees often deteriorate or weaken. And because of that, older people are more prone to developing conditions like osteoarthritis. They are also more likely to have knee injuries. Viscosupplementation injections are one…