Your Medicare Yearly Wellness Visit: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Make It Count
The Medicare Wellness visit is not a physical. Learn what it covers, what may cost extra, and how to prepare so it really helps.
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Just Diagnosed With Breast Cancer: Your First Weeks, Your Care Team, and the Questions to Ask
A new breast cancer diagnosis is a lot to take in. Here is how to get organized, build your team, and ask the right questions.
Health Literacy Month: How to Read Your Test Results and Records
Your rights to your health records, how to read a lab report, and what to ask your care team about results.
Applying for VA Health Care: What Veterans Need to Know
Who may qualify for VA health care, what papers to gather, the ways to apply, and what happens after you apply.
No Ride to Your Appointment? Where to Find Transportation Help
How Medicaid, Medicare, and community programs may help you get rides to medical appointments, plus questions to ask.
Medicaid Renewal: Three Steps to Help Avoid a Gap in Coverage
A missed letter can mean a lapse in Medicaid or CHIP. Here is how to stay ready for renewal and what to do if you no longer qualify.
Getting a Second Opinion: When to Ask and How to Prepare
A second opinion is common and is your right. Learn when it helps, how to ask, what to bring, and how to check coverage.
Palliative Care and Hospice: What Is the Difference?
Palliative care can start at any stage of a serious illness. Hospice is for the final months. Learn the difference and what to ask.
A Big Hospital Bill Arrived: Steps to Take Before You Pay
Before you pay a large hospital bill, check it, ask about financial assistance, and know your rights under federal billing protections.
National Physical Therapy Month: How to Get Physical Therapy Started and Covered
October is National Physical Therapy Month. Learn how to start physical therapy, what to ask, and how Medicare Part B coverage works.