by CDA Inc | Aug 11, 2015 | Insurance, Long Term Care, Risk Management
We are approaching Medicare open enrollment and I thought it might be interesting to share a few of the comments I have heard this year. Check your answers against mine: My Medicare card will appear in the mail when I am eligible to enroll: NOT NECESSARILY. If you are...
by CDA Inc | Aug 6, 2015 | Risk Management
A while back I was attending an industry conference. It was being held at a wonderful spa and resort in the southwest – it was absolutely lovely. As with most industry conferences, 95% of the time you are involved discussing industry specific topics, no matter what...
by CDA Inc | Jul 30, 2015 | Insurance, Long Term Care, Risk Management
I just received the results of my latest blood test and was told that it is time to up the dosage on one of my medications. My first reaction was regret that I had not been able to keep my numbers in the range where they needed to be. My second reaction was...
by CDA Inc | Jul 28, 2015 | Insurance, Risk Management
It happened again today. We received a call from a young man who found out his insurance has been cancelled. He is a dependent who aged out of his parents’ insurance contract and the insurance company made no effort to notify him or his family. We may be lucky and...
by CDA Inc | Jul 23, 2015 | Insurance, Long Term Care, Risk Management
Focus has shifted from “quality” coverage to “affordable” coverage and the definition of each is very fluid. To some, quality means low copays, to others it means inclusion of all of their prescriptions, and to others it means inclusion of all of their providers....
by CDA Inc | Jul 21, 2015 | Insurance, Risk Management
We all read headlines about Americans not saving enough for retirement and I have a theory to explain this. Americans are inherently optimistic and I believe that a lot of that comes from growing up on fairy tales. As we age Prince Charming and fairy godmothers are...
