National Park Week – Seeing the Country on a MedicareCard.com Budget

Now that it looks as if warm weather is really here, some of my friends have started to gather ideas for activities to do during the summer. Some of the suggestions are right up my alley: baseball games (check), weekend down the shore (say no more), backyard barbeques (sold).

Medicare Card – Traditional ‘Heel Stick’ Test Is Not an Effective Screening Tool for CMV in Newborns

A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Medicare Freedom – Create Art for Federal Buildings

It took almost 70 years, but the Department of the Interior (DOI) headquarters recently unveiled murals taken from Ansel Adams’ portraits. This is the same Ansel Adams who’s arguably the greatest nature photographer of all time.

Medicare Payments Late? The USPS Five-Day Mail Delivery Proposal

This week, the United States Postal Service will seek an opinion from the independent Postal Regulatory Commission on its plan to stop delivering mail on Saturdays. While Congress has to approve the change, this is a first step towards five-day mail delivery service.

Medicare Decisions Can Provide Healthier School Lunches

The peanut butter and jelly sandwiches served at my high school were epic. Using THREE slices of white bread with peanut butter spread on both the top and bottom, it was like a little slice of heaven at 11:30am. Looking back, it’s a marvel that I made it out of there alive.

Equal Access for the Disabled – Finding Medicare Help

There are an estimated 40 million people with disabilities in our country. The rest of us are temporarily abled, as they say. It’s only a matter of time until we have an injury or illness that will cause us to experience some sort of disability.

So Long From GovGab – MedicareCard.com Continues On

After more than two and half years of sharing all sorts of government information with you, I’m sorry to say that this will be GovGab’s last post. We’re all going to be sad to see GovGab go, but we hope you’ll continue to find all the government information you need through our websites, Facebook pages and Twitter feeds.

Medicare Card Information – Federal Student Financial Aid Program

If you are a parent of a college-bound senior, your life is probably consumed these days with talk of college. First, there is the drama of your child deciding on which college(s) to apply to for admission.

Medicare Checkup before the National Cherry Blossom Festival

When you think of Washington, DC, does your mind summon images of politicians debating in senate/house chambers, judges ruling on national legal matters, or the president going about the business of running our country?

Preventing Food Borne Illness – How Medicare Can Help

There has been a lot in the news in the last several months about food recalls and the resulting illnesses from eating those foods. By paying attention to the news or signing up for recall alerts, we can make sure we’re all aware of what products we should avoid.

Text Messages from CDC – Medicare

I know it’s officially spring, but I wanted to remind you that H1N1 flu (also known as swine flu) is still a risk and you should take steps to stay healthy. Even though the H1N1 outbreak in the U.S. was mild over the winter, the World Health Organization still considers H1N1 a pandemic. Luckily for us, … Read more

Life 100 Years Ago: My Centenarian Cousin

“Who would want to be 100 years old?” “Anyone who is 99,” goes the joke. I can’t tell you how happy I’ll be in a few weeks. My family and I will gather in Chicago to celebrate my second cousin’s 100th birthday. Hattie is going strong—doesn’t take any medication and can still belt out a hymn like nobody’s business.