As the latest Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues, Americans are eagerly purchasing health insurance. The results are impressive, with more than 8.5 million having enrolled as of Dec. 26, 2015. A new poll is shedding some...
To provide a helping hand to American businesses, the Treasury Department announced on Dec. 28, 2015, an extension for companies to send in certain tax forms. Formerly, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) required businesses to submit specific forms showing which employees...
Making healthy food choices is one of the easiest ways to lose weight and promote good health, and thankfully, healthy eating can still taste really good too. One such healthy and delicious food option is the shrimp. In the past shrimp was often interpreted as an...
Once the leading cause of death among women, cervical cancer cases are being dealt a serious blow, thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). New research suggests that a provision of the healthcare law has enabled the cancer to be found earlier in more young women....
As obesity has become an epidemic in the United States, diabetes has followed suit and the dire consequences this is having on healthcare in the U.S. has certainly caught the attention of the Obama administration and health insurance companies alike in regards to the...
Overweight People 40 to 70 Years of Age to be Screened The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force’s advisory group announced that all Americans between the ages of 40 to 70 should be screened for diabetes. The recommendations went even further by stating the testing...
New Study Puts Processed Meats in Same Category as Smoking The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released a study which stated that processed meats can increase your chances of getting colorectal cancer by as much as 18 percent. The term processed meats is...
Now that I have your attention, let's just skip right over the fact that most yoga classes are filled with lots of fit and healthy females in tight fitting outfits, that typically there are about 5 women to every man in a yoga class, and we will not even mention the...
The latest Open Enrollment Period (OEP), the nation’s third, is going very well. In fact, the Obama administration now predicts as many as 14.7 million ACA enrollees by the end of 2016. The previous year’s estimates only predicted 9.1 million enrollees. However,...
Do You Know How Much Salt You're Consuming? Most people today are trying to eat healthier foods to promote good health and longevity, but you may be surprised to learn just how much sodium (salt) is in the foods you are eating. The U.S. guidelines on daily salt...
