by lportee53 | Nov 26, 2025 | Articles
Under current law, federal estate tax applies to all individual estates worth at least $5.6 million. But, because assets transfer tax-free to the surviving spouse upon the death of a husband or wife, a married couple can shield up to $11.2 million from the...
by lportee53 | Nov 21, 2025 | Articles
Every September, Medicare Advantage enrollees receive the Annual Notice of Change that highlights all of the changes that your insurance carrier has made to your plan, including to hospital or doctor networks and other important variables. Sometimes it will list the...
by lportee53 | Nov 5, 2025 | Articles
Health professionals encourage home care for recovery when it is possible and won’t put the patient’s life in danger. Insurance companies may encourage it as well to prevent unnecessary expenses that drive up the cost of insurance for everyone. These...
by lportee53 | Oct 14, 2025 | Articles
At some point we all feel it, those regular body aches creeping in, getting tired easily and feeling low on energy. And you ask yourself: Why do I feel so old? People reach their physical peak when they are between 30 and 35 years old, and after that, the average...
by lportee53 | Oct 7, 2025 | Articles
Medicare announced in February that it would start a pilot project that would require pre-treatment approvals before patients can access certain types of care at select outpatient surgical centers that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has identified as...
