Critical Illness Insurance
Insights into Dementia – What you need to know
What is Dementia? Dementia is most often associated with forgetfulness. A loss of neurons is a significant cause of forgetfulness. As Shakespeare might have said, ‘Some people are born forgetful, some develop forgetfulness, some...
Eye Injury
Who is at risk? We all are. Each year there are about 2.5 million eye injuries in the USA. (American Academy of Opthalmology) Not that they all are life-changing. Most of us have experienced a speck (small foreign body) in the eyes. The speck may have scratched the...
Biden Looks to Fix the “Family Glitch” in the Affordable Care Act
The Biden administration recently announced a proposal from the U.S. Treasury Department to fix an issue that has existed in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since its inception, the so-called “family glitch.” Under the original ACA, a person or family is...
What is Alopecia? (Hair Loss)
For many, the pop-culture debate regarding the slap heard round the world at this weekend’s Academy Awards ceremony has resulted in more questions than answers. Today we will get down to the root of one of those questions; just what is alopecia anyway? Alopecia is the...
Millions to Lose Medicaid & CHIP Coverage as COVID-19 Emergency Ends
Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was passed in March 2020. This bill required states to halt their standard eligibility checks on current and new Medicaid and CHIP users, which could often result in denials of...
Thyroid Disease Awareness
Did you know that approximately 20 million Americans are affected by some type of thyroid disease? But just what is the thyroid, and why does it matter? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in your neck just above your collarbone, wrapped around your...
