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Bill reforms long-term care

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SB 888 will allow seniors to take advantage of options counseling to ensure they are fully informed of their options prior to admission to a long-term care program, including less costly choices like home health and adult day services.  One option provided under SB 888 is the PACE program, which is a Medicare and Medicaid…

Long-term nursing care options

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Oklahoma is second in the nation for nursing home residents with low-care needs who could be better served in home and community-based settings. The Senate gave final approval to Senate Bill 888 to provide seniors and their families options that best suit the individual’s long-term healthcare needs while saving the state money.  “Oklahoma spends 70…

Editorial: Democrat hopefuls’ proposals

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Here are some of the plans of the mainstream candidates running for the Socialist Democrat nomination for president. Forgive all student debt. Make tuition free for all state-supported colleges and universities. Give poor people a monthly allowance. Place a 2 percent wealth tax on anyone worth more than $10 million. Let 16-year-olds vote. Impeach President…

Editorial: Bernie Sanders’ Medicare scam

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Socialist Bernie Sanders and most of the Democrats who are running for president are promising “Medicare for everyone” as a cornerstone of their reshaping of America. Sanders is literally telling voters that he will give them free health care. That’s a big, fat lie. First, extending Medicare to everyone would bankrupt America. In that regard,…

After 50 years of work, I finally signed up for Medicare

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After turning 65 in November, I recently signed up for Medicare. At first, I didn’t want to. I was perfectly satisfied with using Samaritan Ministries. It is not an insurance program but rather Christian organization that shares expenses. It works very well and we have saved thousands of dollars in monthly costs and medical costs…

Assistance for Medicare enrollees

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Counselors with the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) can help beneficiaries review their plans for 2019. Medicare health and drug plans can be changed every year. There are 28 individual prescription drug plans and, depending on where you live, 30 different Medicare Advantage plans available in Oklahoma for 2019. People with Medicare can…