AMAC - The Conservative Alternative to AARP

You can apply for a Medigap Plan (also called a Supplement Plan) at any time during the year?  You may be subject to underwriting, or state specific rules. For more information call an AMAC Senior Advisor at 800-334-9330, or  visit...
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by Diana Wisniewski – People 64 years old younger who have previously been declined for health insurance due to pre-existing conditions may now be eligible to enroll into the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program. For more information...
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COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It refers to two long-term lung diseases — chronic bronchitis and emphysema — that often occur together. COPD makes it difficult for you to breathe. There is no cure for COPD, but you can take...
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by Diana Wisniewski – As Americans are living longer, we are also working longer.  Many of us work past the age of 65 and continue to have group health coverage through our employers.  This may alleviate the need to enroll in part B until retirement...
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From the Daily Caller - Medical insurance premiums in the United States are on the rise, the chief  architect of President Barack Obama’s health  care overhaul has told The Daily Caller. Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber, who...
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From the NY Times – By Dale Russakoff – While looking at nursing homes for my mother, I always asked the tour guides if I could talk to the nurses’ aides. This seemed to me a logical request. After all, these were the women — and they were...
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Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The victim may suffer severe brain damage  when people nearby fail to recognize the  symptoms of a stroke. Neurologists says that if a stroke is...
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by D.J. Wilson - The beginning of a new year causes us to pause and reflect on improvements we can make in our lives.  As we toast 2012, many of us make resolutions to get organized.  For some this means straightening out a few closets.  For others it’s...
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by Gene Barrett - You may have heard that many people with diabetes develop eye complications which can lead to blindness. People with diabetes do have a higher risk of blindness than people without the disease but most people who have diabetes experience...
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Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than children living in smoke-free homes, a new nationwide study confirms. The report from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US –...
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