Monthly Archives: November 2014
Identity Thieves View Elderly As Trusting Victims
Older people make easy targets for identity thieves. This is “because they are more trusting and less aware of the increasing variety of scams,” according to the website of an expert on identity theft who offers six tips for helping to protect loved ones from falling victims. http://gty.im/490785167 Denver-based John Sileo, according to his… Read More »
Medicare And Veterans Administration Benefits Don’t Work Together
Veterans trying to decide between using their VA benefits or Medicare can use both, but only to a limited extent, according to the website Medicareinteractive.org. http://gty.im/200559688-001 “You can have both Medicare and Veterans Affairs benefits,” the site states. “However, Medicare and VA benefits do not work together. Medicare does not pay for any care… Read More »
Improvements On The Way For Nursing Home Rating System
The Obama administration recently announced efforts to improve the quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes and strengthen the reporting system by which consumers obtain information about them. http://gty.im/467305389 Through executives actions and the president signing into law the bipartisan Improving Medicare Post Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014, the administration is seeking… Read More »
List Of ‘Where Not To Die’ Updated For 2015
In the somewhat macabre Forbes magazine’s annual list of “where not to die in 2015,” some changes are noted over the recommendations for the current year. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Since most people probably think there is no such thing as a good place to die at all, the focus for the publication’s ongoing series… Read More »