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Medicare 2013 Updates PDF  | Print |
Written by The Editors   
Saturday, 12 January 2013 12:57

Readers of Managing Your Medicare can now use the “check for updates” link from the CD packaged with the book to download updated information about Medicare in 2013. The updates in the download package (a 1mb ZIP file) include:

  • Appeal steps for 2013
  • A new worksheet for Medigap Standard Policies
  • A new Part D Benefit Table
  • A Part D Extra Help Benchmark Premiums by State list
  • Six gender- and age-specific Prevention Tables
 
Applying for Work by Email PDF  | Print |
Written by The Publisher   
Saturday, 26 May 2012 11:19

These days, most job applications are made by email. The typical application arrives as an email message with an attached document outlining the sender's qualifications and experience. The email is where the first mistakes happen.

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Technology and Your Job PDF  | Print |
Written by The Publisher   
Wednesday, 04 April 2012 00:53

In 1977 the Internet had 70 million users. Today it has over 2.2 billion users. What does this mean to you, as a company employee or as a job-seeker? It means that knowledge of technology is now a job requirement.

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Medicare Premiums in 2012: Payments, Penalties, Surtaxes, and More PDF  | Print |
Written by George Jacobs   
Friday, 16 December 2011 09:18

As we transition to a new calendar year, it’s a good time to bring together information on Medicare premiums, how much they are, how they are paid, how late enrollment penalties work, how the relatively new high-income surtaxes are applied, what opportunities are available for assistance in paying your premiums, and the consequences of not paying your premiums. Each part of Medicare has a premium structure, and as each is different, it’s easy to confuse them; putting all the information about each in one place will help keep things straight.

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Improving Your Web Searches PDF  | Print |
Written by Richard Day   
Saturday, 10 September 2011 11:08

Whether you are a student who needs to search the Web for a class project, or a business person needing to find reliable information, the Web can be both incredibly useful and incredibly annoying. Knowing how to search for reliable information is a skill you can learn.

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Choosing Your Medigap Policy – Some New Information PDF  | Print |
Written by George Jacobs   
Sunday, 28 August 2011 22:42

Medicare beneficiaries and their counselors sometimes need help in the process of choosing a Medigap policy; these are also called “Medicare supplement” policies.

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Your Rights When Receiving Home Health Agency Care in the US PDF  | Print |
Written by George Jacobs   
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 13:56

I was recently doing a dangerous thing – reading federal regulations – which is apt to put one in a completely catatonic state. However, I happened to fall upon some interesting ones which concern the rights of Medicare beneficiaries and their Home Health Agency (HHA) benefits. Oddly, these regulations are not in the usual part of the Code of Federal Regulations which concern beneficiary rights, and don’t seem to be as well known as they should, so I felt I need to bring them to the attention of Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers.

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Caregiving Requires Realistic Look at Abilities PDF  | Print |
Written by Kristine Hur   
Monday, 16 May 2011 12:14

Even if you are not a caregiver now, there is a high chance that you may act as a caregiver for a loved one at some point in the future, whether you are husband or wife, child, or friend.

Caregivers provide assistance that addresses someone’s mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual needs. Your role as a caregiver can exist on different levels and encompass varying responsibilities, but regardless of the type of caregiver you are, you provide valuable assistance to someone who needs it.

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Shorter, More Frequent Study Sessions Lead to Success PDF  | Print |
Written by Yvonne Lam   
Friday, 15 April 2011 10:44

Most people seem to prefer studying in big chunks of time. Students seem to have a habit of cramming everything into several big study sessions during each semester. This method, however, has been shown to be less effective for long-term learning than spacing out study with short, frequent sessions (known as distributed practice).

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