Costs
Control your diabetes while controlling costs
(BPT) – Controlling the ‘ABCs of diabetes,’ namely A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, is difficult enough, but when you add that second C – costly medications – it’s easy to see how one’s levels can spiral out of control very quickly. According to the American Diabetes Association, for the 30 million people living with […]
5 tips to help prepare for open enrollment and save on health care costs
(BPT) – Millions of Americans will soon select or switch their health benefits plan during open enrollment, so now is the time to prepare for that important decision that usually happens once a year. More than 70 percent of Americans say they are prepared for open enrollment, yet most people struggle to understand basic health […]
Tips to help save money on prescription drug costs
(BPT) – Modern medications can work wonders, improving quality of life, curing illness and even saving lives. However, those miracles can come at a high cost, as anyone who’s had to pay for branded prescription medication knows. In fact, spending on prescription drugs has increased 73 percent in the past seven years, according to a […]
The rising burden of Alzheimer’s disease on health costs, caregiver health and 65+ population
(BPT) – Kristen Beatty’s 78-year-old father, Ray, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about 10 years ago. Since then, he has developed a sense of paranoia, insomnia and the delusion that people are stealing from him. Though Beatty and her brother constantly reassure their father to allay his fears, the daily struggle can take its toll. Beatty’s […]
Health Net Shares Ways To Maximize Nutrition, Minimize Costs
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– March is National Nutrition Month[1], and Health Net, Inc[2]. is sharing tips designed to help consumers serve up nutritious meals while simultaneously stretching their dollars. The goal of National Nutrition Month is to help increase awareness about the importance of making informed food choices, said Patricia Buss, M.D., medical and health care […]
Healthy Food At All Costs
It’s time to put up or shut up. But that doesn’t mean you have to go for broke eating healthy. The myth that eating health is too costly is just that: a myth. Here’s the truth behind the lies about healthy eating and what it will cost you. When it comes to eating healthy, decision […]
How Boomers Can Plan For Their Health-care Costs In Retirement
Health-care costs are often the big question mark hanging over boomers retirement savings. Its impossible to predict just how much health-care will cost as we age, but there are steps we can take to reduce our risks and protect our savings. Fidelity Investments annual look at expenses for retirees shows a couple, both 65, retiring […]