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Making Sense of Your Healthcare Options

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Navigating the U.S. healthcare system can feel overwhelming, with rising costs, complex insurance plans, and endless choices about care. Yet, understanding your options is key to getting the best treatment while keeping expenses in check. Whether you’re managing routine checkups, unexpected emergencies, or chronic conditions, knowing how to access quality care affordably empowers you to take control of your health. Here’s a straightforward guide, shaped by 2025 healthcare policies and trends, to help the average consumer make smart decisions about services, insurance, and costs.

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Finally some health care sanity: End of life planning to be covered by Medicare

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Sarah Palin has become a joke for most people of the years, but there was a time when her stupidity was taken seriously by millions of Americans. Probably the worst example was her popularization of the term “death panels” in response to the rational proposal to reimburse doctors for end of life planning with their patients.

Now, six years later, it appears that sanity has won out and Medicare will finally begin to cover such critical services.

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New Drug Shows Promise For Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

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A new drug developed by Eli Lilly shows promise in treating mild Alzheimer’s symptoms.

The drug has not yet received FDA approval, however, it has been showed to improve cognitive decline by 34%.

There are 5 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease today and that number is expected to rise.

Donna Shalala Discuses A Major Threat To Our National Security

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Obesity takes a huge financial toll on the nation.

Chronic illnesses caused by obesity are crippling our healthcare system.

How can we turn this around?

$450 Million Medicare Fraud Uncovered

The 107 people charged Wednesday include doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in seven cities: Miami, Tampa, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles and Baton Rouge for Medicare fraud.

In addition, the government has suspended payments to 52 provider organizations the individuals are associated with. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the operation, including the arrests and the cutoff of payments, is part of an effort to get ahead of fraud instead of relying on the old “pay-and-chase” model.

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