People Buying Own Health Insurance Face 20% Increase

clipped from blogs.wsj.com People Buying Own Health Insurance Face 20% Increase Well, the passage of health-care legislation has not instantly put an end to the indignities they face, among them the prospect of an average 20% premium increase, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. While legislation may end up helping these people with new exchanges and provisions that disallow insurers from using health status to price policies, many key provisions don’t kick in until 2014, the study authors write. People who didn’t change carriers or plans ultimately ended up paying 18% more than they did before for insurance, putting the average increase paid among everyone who was asked to pay more at 13%. (Look at chart 4 in the actual report to see a diagram that illustrates this all.)

The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer's Caregiver (Part One)

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer's Caregiver (Part One) When I finally learned that I was an Alzheimer's caregiver; I realized I needed to define my role as a caregiver. When I first learned my mother was suffering from dementia, I quickly learned you could put everything I knew about dementia and Alzheimer's in a thimble.

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Vitamin B12 May Protect Against Brain Shrinkage in Baby Boomers

Vitamin B12 deficiency is big problem but people rarely consider this. As you age it is not easy to get the necessary amounts of B 12 into your system.

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Vitamin B12 May Protect Against Brain Shrinkage in Baby Boomers A study conducted by researchers at the Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA) found that people with higher levels of vitamin B12 were six times less likely to experience brain volume loss.

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Ten Tips for Communicating with an Alzheimer’s Patient

Do not argue with them. It gets you nowhere......

By Carole Larkin
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Ever feel like your loved one is ignoring you or that you just weren’t getting through to your loved one? Try some of these tips to see if they help.

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