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For persons in Wayne, Oakland, & Macomb Counties age 18 and older who do not have prescription drug coverage and monthly income is below $1583 per month (single) or $2583 (couple)—add $25 per dependent—and not currently enrolled in Medicaid.  Prescriptions are mailed to your home.  There is an $8.30 co-pay per Rx.  Call for an application and information.

Originally posted 2009-07-28 07:04:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Originally posted 2010-04-12 09:37:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Originally posted 2009-08-27 06:17:28. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

With the Holiday season in full swing, the unhealthy foods also tend to show up in full force.  There are several ways to trim some of the “fat” and still have great tasting food.

Healthy Substitutions

• In baking cookies, bars, or cakes,  replace half of the fat or oil with applesauce.  This imparts not only texture, but flavor as well.  You will not know that anything is missing!
• In your cooking, load your soups and stews with vegetables and beans.  Cut down on the amount of meat that you use.  Again, you will be filled quickly with all of the vegetables and fiber.
• In most baked goods, you can reduce the amount of sugar by on half without affecting the taste.
• You can also reduce the amount of salt that you use in most cookies and bars by on half.  Do not do this when baking items using yeast.
• To bring out the sweetness in baked goods, use more cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
• Learn to use fresh herbs such as thyme, oregano, basil, and rosemary.  Doing so imparts so much flavor that the need for added sodium is not necessary.

Make this Holiday season not only delicious, but healthy too.

Originally posted 2010-12-16 10:14:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Lots of household appliances consume energy. One of the biggest energy consumption culprits is the furnace due to the high volume of heat produced throughout the winter months. Some older heaters consume massive amounts of resources, which consequently leads to higher utility bills. More and more, people are keeping their homes cooler in an attempt to keep their bills low. For some families, even a small increase in heating costs is enough to put them into a financial crisis. In Detroit, low-income families recently found relief from Just Energy.

Just Energy made a $10,000 donation to The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW), a non-profit agency that helps people pay their energy bills, in an attempt to curve the costs of winter heating bills. Just Energy, a natural gas and electricity retailer, is making efforts to raise awareness about how energy is used by offering simple and efficient green energy options to more than 1.8 million commercial and residential customers. Green energy is a vision for the future, and Just Energy is dedicated to assisting their customers in reducing the carbon footprint that they leave in energy consumption.

THAW is using the donated funds to help Michigan residents keep their lights and heat on during the winter months. The elderly, families with children, and people with special medical needs are the most at-risk demographics during the cold months of the year. Cold temperatures can cause many health problems for those most susceptible to communicable diseases and colds. In turn, more health claims lead to higher insurance rates. Just Energy hopes their donation will help all of these problems.

The new funds that THAW has been given are expected to assist low-income residents of Michigan in paying their energy bills for the winter season, which will ultimately keep their homes warm and keep their families healthy during this cold winter. “Having heat and lights to endure brutal Michigan winters is a need, not a luxury,” Susan Sherer, CEO of THAW, explained. “The generous donation made by Just Energy will help us warm the homes of many struggling Michigan families this winter.”

Last winter, THAW helped 12,000 families with their heating bills. It is the goal of THAW to raise awareness of the growing need of heating and electricity assistance for many families in the state of Michigan. Those wishing to assist low-income families with their heating bills this winter are encouraged to visit THAW’s website for more information on how to help.

Danielle blogs on behalf of Sears and other brand she uses. Danielle doesn’t enjoy the cold, but she does like mittens, hot cocoa and many other cozy things associated with cold weather.

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Originally posted 2009-10-20 19:11:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

In a perfect world those who need something the most would be first to receive it. This was the goal over 40 years ago when kidney transplant waiting lists first came into existence. Unfortunately, that is not often the case.

A kidney transplant can end the need for dialysis and lead to an overall better quality of life. There are ideal candidates for kidney transplants and those that pose certain risks. These factors are taken into consideration when making the transplant list.

According to the Journal of the American Society Nephrology, not all ethnic or racial groups receive equal access to a much-needed kidney transplant. In a study published in JASN, those who are at the stage of kidney failure, or who have final stage renal disease, are the most likely candidates for a kidney transplant. So far this makes perfect sense.

However, when transplant statistics are broken down further, there are surprising differences in who does and does not receive a kidney transplant before it is too late. The study involved over 500,000 patents of different ethnic and racial groups over a ten year period from the period of the initial start of dialysis treatment up through those who needed a transplant.

Native Americans, those native to Alaska and African Americans tended to receive transplants at a slower rate over Hispanics, non-Hispanics whites and Asians. Some of the factors for the delay in wait period among these groups include differences in socioeconomic factors such as income level and health insurance availability. Somewhat surprising factors included linguistic and cultural isolation.

In other words, those who live in locations that are not close to treatment facilities or who are isolated because of the way they live tend to be among those who do not get transplants in a timely manner and in some cases do not receive a transplant in time to save their lives.

The shortage and difficulty in obtaining a kidney has sparked a black market industry. Stories of black market kidneys are not entirely the stuff of urban legends. Sure, the waking up in a tub of ice with a kidney missing may be an exaggeration, but a New York man was recently arrested for selling kidneys for $160,000 a piece. Ultimately any commodity in demand will yield illicit ways to obtain it. Prohibition is a prime example.

There are some steps being taken to change this though. Georgetown University Hospital is among some hospitals that have initiated new procedures for putting together a transplant waiting list. This includes new criteria that make attempts to place those who are truly in the most need and are the best candidates for a successful transplant at the top of the list.

Similar changes are underway at the University of Maryland Transplant Center, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Cedars-Sinai and Mayo Clinic, which performs 450 transplants a year on average. All of these facilities are among the most respected in the world for transplant operations and have all made plans to change transplant procedures in an effort to change the inequality that exists.

Originally posted 2011-04-11 16:50:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

If you are one of the 42,ooo insured through American Community in Michigan, good news!  Golden Rule, a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc, has agreed to provide health coverage to those who had individual medical insurance plans.

What about pre-existing conditions?

The option of transferring your coverage to Golden Rule Insurance will be on a guaranteed basis.

Who will my doctors be?

Once enrolled in Golden Rule plans you will have access to the provider network managed by UnitedHealthcare, another unit of Golden Rules’s parent, UnitedHealth.

When would my plan start?

If you take advantage of the guaranteed issue offer, your new coverage with Golden Rule will take effect on August 15, 2010

What will my rates be?

You will have the option to purchase a guaranteed-issue plan with no waiting periods or preexisting condition exclusions or limitations at standard new business rates.

Questions?

Contact Golden Rule/United Healthcare at goldenrule.com

Originally posted 2010-06-15 11:42:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The bill that will hopefully make sure that no child in this country goes hungry and that will attempt to overhaul school lunch programs has been signed by President Barack Obama today, December 13, 2010.

Here’s the low-down on the bill and its expectations:

• Improves nutrition and focuses on reducing childhood obesity by setting national nutritional standards and subsidizing school lunch meals.
• Increases access to school meal programs for more than 115,000 children, many of whom reside in areas with high poverty rates.
• Calls for program monitoring to ensure that schools adhere to nutritional standards.

The bill is said to already be paid for due to the cut backs in food-stamps, and is said to cost about six cents more per meal that it provides.

The exact time that it will be implemented is unknown, but is said to move fairly quickly.

“At a very basic level, this act is about doing what’s right for our children,” Obama said this morning.

Originally posted 2010-12-14 06:38:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

During a recent evaluation, a client informed me he didn’t want to have a HSA or Health Savings Account.  I asked why.

His response: After speaking with a few friends and an auto insurance agent, I was told that in a bad health year it makes sense, but in a good health year, I would lose my money at the end of the year.

Not true. I informed him.

This conversation happens all to often in health insurance, due to a plethora of misinformation.  Most people have employer sponsored group health insurance, their primary exposure to pre-tax plans are Flexible Spending Accounts or FSA’s.

While similar, there are some important differences between the two:

1.  No insurance is needed with a Flexible Spending Account ( FSA ) – since it is just a “spending account” it doesn’t need to be tied to a health insurance plan like an Health Savings Account.  You can have an FSA without any health insurance if you wanted to.

2.  Use it or lose it – Does not apply to a Health Savings Account ( HSA ). Your unused dollars roll over year to year.  It’s your money and you get to keep it.  With an FSA or Flexible Spending Account, it you don’t USE it by the end of the year, any remaining funds are lost.  Where does the money go?  To the company offering the FSA.

3. Type of Expenses Covered – An FSA can be used for both medical expenses and child care expenses, whereas the HSA is only for qualified medical expenses.

Both Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts have their place, and both are valuable tools to assist you with you medical needs.  What’s great is you can mix and match the two as your needs change.

Originally posted 2010-03-24 05:56:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter