December, 2018

Make the most of Medicare's free wellness visits

If you are insured through Medicare, you may not know that you qualify for free, annual wellness visits with your primary care provider. Seeing your provider regularly is essential to both your current and future health. If you have been enrolled in Medicare Part B for more than 12 months, you are eligible for one free wellness visit each year. If you just enrolled, don't worry—you also receive a free "welcome" visit. These appointments allow your provider to monitor your well-being and de...

Cervical cancer: Take steps to prevent it

The most important thing to know about cervical cancer may be this: It's largely preventable. Here's a look at how to protect yourself—or your daughter—from a disease that afflicted over 13,000 women in 2017 and kills more than 4,000 women every year. A Pap test can find pre-cancerous changes in the cells of the cervix that can be treated before they have the chance to turn into cancer. Most cases of cervical cancer are found in women who haven't had regular Pap tests. Your doctor ma...