If you're enrolled in Medicare, Nov 15 is a big date. Each year, it begins the period when you can enroll or make changes to your Medical coverage - this is your chance to switch from original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan. These plans, offered by private insurers, often provide all-in-one coverage with broader coverage and lower co-payments and deductibles.
The fastest-growing segment of the population consists of people
over 85, and by 2050 some 800,000 Americans will have celebrated their
100th birthday...Many very old people have assumed “bragging rights” about their age and what they can still accomplish despite it...
A senior healthcare program takes a holistic approach and even provides transportation assistance - removing an often underestimated barrier to treatment. You can read about the program, Senior Care Options, in a Boston Globe article, Healthcare lessons form the elderly.
For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life's End
Grounded in research at the Dartmouth Medical School, slow medicine encourages physicians to put on the brakes when considering care that may have high risks and limited rewards for the elderly, and it educates patients and families how to push back against emergency room trips and hospitalizations designed for those with treatable illnesses, not the inevitable erosion of advanced age.
