Do anti-cancer superfoods really work? January 5, 2012

The short answer to this question is — drum roll, please — yes. They really do. While studies are ongoing, and in many cases experts still don’t know exactly how these superfoods work, there’s strong evidence that certain fruits and vegetables rich in plant-based nutrients can both prevent tumors from starting and halt their growth. [...]

Getting Relief – You Can Lower Your Prescription Medication Costs December 22, 2011

Arlington has launched a program to help provide residents with some relief from the high cost of prescription medications. Through the program — sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC) — the City is making free prescription discount cards available to residents. The discount cards offer residents an average of 23 percent savings off [...]

Long-Term Care Costs on the Rise November 1, 2011

WESTPORT, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Costs continue to rise for those requiring long-term care in the U.S. According to the newly released 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs, conducted by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, national average rates for a private nursing home room increased 4.4% to $239 [...]

Medicaid Scam Alert! October 12, 2011

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issued this news release late yesterday warning Texans with Medicaid coverage to be aware of a recently reported scam involving a caller asking a Medicaid recipient to provide a bank account number in an attempt to sell the recipient a replacement card for $50. This scam preys on Medicaid recipients [...]

Best Belly-Fat Buster August 18, 2011

Which should you cut back on first if you want to trim belly fat — carbs or fat?  You might think that dietary fat goes straight to your middle, but research suggests that too many empty carbs is really the first thing to do your belly in. Dueling Diets In a study, healthy overweight men [...]

Hatch Introduces Legislation to Strengthen, Expand HSAs, FSAs June 1, 2011

Provides American Workers, Retirees with Common-Sense Way of Helping Pay for Health Services WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today unveiled the Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, bicameral legislation to strengthen and expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) for American [...]

Even our Government knows that quitting smoking is hard April 28, 2011

…so they are offering some help!  Please visit their site at http://www.smokefree.gov/default.aspx.  Whatever stage you are in, from thinking about quitting, to trying to stay quit, they have something on the website that can help. There is also information about research studies if you need that extra incentive to stop.

Rethink Your Drink March 16, 2011

We all know that too much of anything can be bad for you. This holds true for low-calorie drinks such as diet sodas. Studies suggest that drinking more than one soda (diet or regular) a day increases your risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that can increase the chance of [...]

Health Reform Spawning Scams and Fraud March 16, 2011

by Parija Kavilanz Monday, November 1, 2010 Fraud experts say health insurance scams are on the rise as criminals quickly exploit consumers’ confusion about how the new health care law changes their insurance coverage. Most of the schemes are poorly constructed, using the pretext of reform. “So far there’s no major criminal organization behind them,” [...]

Bryan Goes to Austin: Insurance Reform Appears to be a Secondary Issue with TX Legislature March 15, 2011

I just returned from Austin, where a group of 100 Texas insurance professionals tried to meet with as many members of the Texas Legislature as possible. The primary goal of the meetings was to offer suggestions on how to make the required INSURANCE EXCHANGE more user-friendly for Texans learning about health insurance options in Texas, [...]