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CMS rule gives Medicare Advantage plans an edge over traditional Medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today finalized payment updates to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans for 2020. MA rates increase 2.53 percent. This includes the phasing-in of a risk adjustment model that takes into account the number of chronic conditions a person has, according to CMS Administrator Seema Verma. CMS originally had… Read More: CMS rule gives Medicare Advantage plans an edge over traditional… »

Do You Want To Be Happier? Exercise More

Researchers at the University of Michigan analyzed 23 research papers on the connection between physical exercise and happiness. They reported that as little as 10 minutes of exercise a day was linked with joyful moods. The type of exercise did not matter. Those who exercised a little more were around 30% more likely to consider… Read More: Do You Want To Be Happier? Exercise More »

Give Your Bench Press a Major Boost With These Exercises

How much do you bench? It’s one of those regular questions among gym-bros, something you’re almost guaranteed to get asked if you go to the gym regularly. The classic barbell bench press has always been one of the gym’s glamour lifts, and it’s one of the finest ways to add size, strength, and power to… Read More: Give Your Bench Press a Major Boost With These Exercises »

The New Old Age: Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living

The patient moved into a large assisted living facility in Raleigh, N.C., in 2003. She was younger than most residents, just 73, but her daughter thought it a safer option than remaining in her own home. The woman had been falling so frequently that “she was ending up in the emergency room almost every month,”… Read More: The New Old Age: Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in… »