by Healthcare Educators Team
Nursing homes have been especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many nursing homes have had to take careful measures to protect their residents, including closing to visitors or even relocating residents. CMS has recently announced new guidance to help nursing...
by Healthcare Educators Team
Good health is a complicated puzzle. It contains many pieces: genetics, environmental factors, habits and so on. While traditional health insurance benefits only address part of this puzzle, new rules let Medicare Advantage plans look at the whole picture to help...
by Healthcare Educators Team
Your clients may be suffering from glaucoma without realizing it. According to the CDC, glaucoma refers to a group of diseases that cause damage to the eye’s optic nerve, resulting in vision loss and even blindness. If people seek medical treatment early, however, it...
by Healthcare Educators Team
Between now and May 31, you can sign up to receive a digital copy of the Medicare & You Handbook. It has all the same information as the traditional paper version, but the electronic format comes with advantages over the physical book. Tell your clients to sign up...
by Healthcare Educators Team
There’s a good chance many of your Medicare clients have diabetes. According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report from the CDC, the condition impacts 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4 percent of the U.S. population. The rate is even high among senior populations:...
by Healthcare Educators Team
Does it seem like half the calls you get are from scammers? You’re not alone. According to data from First Orion, scams calls went from 3.7 percent of all calls in 2017 to 29.2 percent in 2018. This year, scam calls are expected to account for 44.6 percent of all...
