How to Eat, Drink and be Healthy Many people who are trying to lose weight often say that giving up the booze is one of the hardest parts of sticking to a diet. Having a beer with the boys after work or a glass of wine with the girls for happy hour is a social...
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Now is The Time For Seniors to Examine Their Medicare Part C & D Plans
Examine Your Medicare Part C & D Plan Now Before The Dec. 7th Deadline Don’t miss your once a year opportunity to switch plans if you need to, the open enrollment period begins Oct. 15th through Dec. 7th. People on Medicare should carefully examine their Medicare...
Studies Say Phone Therapy Works for Seniors and People Coping With Depression
When you think of psychotherapy most people get a mental picture in their head, perhaps even the stereotypical one of lying on a psychiatrists tufted leather couch while telling the doctor their deepest, darkest thoughts. I certainly doubt a telephone would have been...
The Benefits of Eating Chicken as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle (With Recipe)
Consuming Chicken Can Provide These Health Benefits: Reduces Your Risk For Arthritis – Aside from containing protein, chicken is rich in selenium which is known to reduce your risks of arthritis, it also contains bone strengthening calcium and phosphorous. Reduces...
How to Eliminate the Household Toxin Triclosan For Healthier Living
Today Americans are leading more health conscious lives than ever before, but it is not just by eating healthier foods and putting more physical activities into their leisure time, people are more aware of what they put in, on and around their bodies too. Toxic...
Are Oncologists Responsible for the High Cost of New Cancer Drug Treatments?
More than one hundred noted oncologists have suggested that the cost of cancer treatment drugs is unattainable for many patients in need of what can be life saving treatments. Claiming that the treatment cost of some of the newer cancer drugs is more than $100,000...
Letter from HealthNetwork’s CEO
Dear Customers, Agents and Partners, We believe there’s a better way for Americans to find the right health insurance. And our mission is to create a more transparent health insurance ecosystem, by insisting on better business practices that benefit consumers. Our...
Is Dental and Vision Included With Obamacare?
The Affordable Care Act requires most Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty fee, but you might wonder whether health insurance extends to products like dental and vision coverage. Under the new law, major medical insurance includes coverage for things...
How Much Are Medicare Drugs Really Costing Us?
In 2013, Medicare accounted for about 14 percent of the total federal budget in the United States. Dollar-wise, this means that a program designed to help seniors afford health care spent approximately $583 billion on benefit payments. It's no wonder that the...
The Impact of the ACA on Self-Employed People
In 2014, CareerBuilder released a report estimating that there were about 10 million self-employed workers in the United States, which represents 6.6 percent of all jobs nationwide. Though that number is down from previous estimates, the total tally of self-employed...