Medicare Card – Vitamin D Status is Not Associated with Risk for Less Common Cancers

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Despite hopes that higher blood levels of vitamin D might reduce cancer risk, a large study finds no protective effect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma or cancer of the endometrium, esophagus, stomach, kidney, ovary, or pancreas. In this study, carried out by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and … Read more

Medicare Card – Other Medicare Health Plans

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There are some types of Medicare Health Plans that include prescription drug coverage as part of the plan but that aren’t part of Medicare Advantage that are still part of the Medicare Program. With these plans, you generally get all your Medicare-covered health care through that plan. Medicare Cost PlansDemonstrations/Pilot ProgramsPACE (Programs of All-inclusive Care … Read more

Medicare Card – With Medicare Advantage Plans

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You generally get all your Medicare-covered health care through that plan.You may get extra benefits, such as coverage for vision, hearing, dental, and/or health and wellness programs.You usually will have to pay some other costs (such as copayments or coinsurance) for the services you get. Out-of-pocket costs in these plans are generally lower than in … Read more

Medicare Card – Medicare Health Plans

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Medicare Health Plans (like HMOs and PPOs) often cover prescription drugs. Medicare Health Plans include: Medicare Advantage PlansOther Medicare Health PlansMedicare Advantage Plans (like HMOs and PPOs) that include prescription drug coverage as part of the plan are health plan options that are approved by Medicare but run by private companies. They are part of … Read more

Medicare Card – Medicare Prescription Drug Plans

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Medicare Prescription Drug Plans are offered by insurance companies and other private companies approved by Medicare. They add coverage to: Original MedicareSome Medicare Cost PlansSome Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans andMedicare Medical Savings Account PlansWith a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan: Generally, you pay less for your prescriptions.You will get a plan member card after you enroll. … Read more

Medicare Card – Medi-Cal Dental Plans Help Medicare Patients

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Medi-Cal Dental plans are becoming ever popular in meeting the needs of medicare customers and patients. We found that CaliforniaDentalInsurance.com had the most dental insurance plan options available on the internet. The problem medi-cal recipients were facing is that they had to meet certain monthly threshold requirement. I spoke with Dr. David Blunt, CEO of … Read more

Medicare Card – The NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network expands

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The Common Fund’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) is a research study to improve the level of diagnosis of rare and undiagnosed conditions. In the United States, it has been estimated that approximately 25 million Americans suffer from a rare disorder. The UDN established a nationwide network of clinicians and researchers who use both basic and … Read more

Medicare Card – NIH releases strategic plan to address tuberculosis research

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Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past 200 years, TB claimed the lives of more than 1 billion people — more deaths than from malaria, influenza, smallpox, HIV/AIDS, cholera and plague combined. Recently, the global health community has strengthened its efforts and … Read more

Medicare Card – Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease

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Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a distinct advantage over those who do not. Those with the mutation have a lower risk of diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and even death. The researchers say their finding could provide the … Read more

MediCareCard – Fried and Processed foods linked to increased hypertension in black Americans

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New findings suggest that diet is a major contributor for the increased risk of hypertension in black compared to white Americans. The results, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, are part of the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which looks at the incidence of stroke in approximately … Read more

Scientists develop novel vaccine for Lassa fever and rabies

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A novel vaccine designed to protect people from both Lassa fever and rabies showed promise in preclinical testing, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The investigational vaccine, called LASSARAB, was developed and tested by scientists at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia; the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal; the University of California, San Diego; … Read more

Medicare Card – Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease

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Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a distinct advantage over those who do not. Those with the mutation have a lower risk of diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and even death. The researchers say their finding could provide the … Read more