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Medical

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Financial Help and Resources for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care

By Bill Fay | April 22, 2019

It’s a wrenching experience to witness loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, the progressive conditions that destroy memory and other mental functions. For the caregivers, it’s often a…

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Financial Help for Cancer Patients

By Max Fay | April 2, 2019

Cancer’s devastation is nearly boundless. It threatens lives, terrifies families and drains savings, undermining even the best laid financial plans. But there’s help beyond medicine for those who receive this…

Financial Assistance for Diabetes Treatment

By Bill Fay | March 22, 2019

Diabetics find themselves in an increasingly uncomfortable position these days: If the disease doesn’t get them, the cost for treating it will. The average diabetic spends $16,750 a year on…

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Senior Health Care Options and Costs

By Bill Fay | December 6, 2018

The United States spends twice as much on health care as the rest of world’s developed nations. In fact, 18% of our gross domestic product (GDP) each year goes to…

Happy Nurse and Elderly Women in Assisted Living or Nursing Home

Assisted Living and Nursing Home Costs

By Bill Fay | December 4, 2018

Retirement often starts with high hopes and good health and, for those who saved, a paid-off home and money for travel. But there’s a 900-pound gorilla hiding just beyond tomorrow…

Surgery is very expensive, but how has inflation affected the price?

Hospital and Surgery Costs

By Maureen Milliken | September 27, 2018

Health care is big business, and Americans with medical needs are the ones paying the bill. Total healthcare spending in America topped $4.3 trillion in 2021, with more than 31%…

Busy Hospital

Medical Debt Relief

By Max Fay | September 21, 2018

Choose Your Debt Amount AVERAGE DAILY HOSPITAL COSTS $0 AVERAGE ANNUAL NURSING HOME RATE $0 MONEY SPENT ON HEALTH CARE IN 2016 $0 Trillion Medical Bill Debt & Costs The…

Two white direction signs with arrows and the words medicare and medicaid

Medicaid Costs & Coverage

By Bill Fay | September 19, 2018

While the high cost of health care in America is a source of heated and enduring debate among politicians, policy wonks and cable news talking heads, most of us just…

Premiums are the primary source of revenue for insurance providers, which, in order to make a profit, must take in more money in premium payments than they pay out in benefits

Health Insurance Premiums, Deductibles, Copays and Coinsurance

By Bill Fay | September 11, 2018

Health insurance costs continue to soar in the United States, far surpassing the overall inflation rate. Most Americans younger than 65 rely on employer-subsidized policies to cover medical costs, even…

What to do if you have medical debt

Medical Bills and Collections

By Michael Knisley | August 8, 2018

Medical debt collection occurs when an overdue medical bill is sent to a debt collection agency. Though there are ways to deal with the situation, the stress caused by hearing…