Health

Can GLP-1s help shrink employers’ medical costs?

Jun 02 2025

The growing demand for GLP-1s is driving up costs for employers who cover them — but as workers’ health improves, employers could see some economic returns in the long-run....

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How to Appeal a Health Insurance Denial

May 29 2025

If your insurer refuses to pay for a treatment or procedure that you believe should be covered, use our guide to appeal....

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How To

What Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Seniors

May 28 2025

Trump's tax plan could mean a higher deduction but reduced health care benefits for older Americans....

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Taxes

Inspira’s Integrated Vision: How Retirement and Health Solutions Are Converging

May 13 2025

Q&A with Inspira Financial’s Pete Welsh and Jeff Thoms...

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Health Issues Or A Disability May Force You To Retire Early: Prepare Accordingly

May 12 2025

Before I retired from finance in 2012, I struggled with chronic back pain, sciatica, and TMJ. The stress was so overwhelming, I even paid a dentist $700 to drill divots into several teeth just so I co...

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Early Retirement

Plan Your Retirement And Improve Your Mental And Physical Health

May 09 2025

You’ll feel better if you address a top source of stress for pre-retirees and retirees—worry about your finances....

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Create An “Emergency – 911” Envelope

May 08 2025

Create an emergency envelope with key medical data (medications, allergies, medical history) and legal documents (health proxy, living will) to be available if you or a member of your household has a ...

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Lifestyle

What Are the Best Healthcare Reimbursement Methods?

May 03 2025

For medical professionals and institutions, the importance of reimbursement in healthcare cannot be overstated: it’s how you are paid—and how ... Read more...

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Healthcare now, savings later: Turning HSAs into retirement tools

May 02 2025

Health savings accounts (HSAs) have long been used to cover medical costs. But when treated like a retirement account, they may also help build long-term savings....

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Savings

Could Remote Work Delay Your Retirement?

May 02 2025

Remote work is terrific for your health and income. You're also likely to retire later, which might convince your employer to let you work from home....

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Income

Real Estate

Why Seniors Talk So Much About Their Health

Apr 30 2025

Sharing their latest ailments may be just another membership badge for baby boomers and Gen Xers....

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5 Ways to Improve Your Denial Management Process

Apr 29 2025

Claim denials are an unfortunate reality in our healthcare system – and one that costs providers billions of dollars each ... Read more...

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Trump's Immigration Policies and the Price of Home Healthcare: First 100 Days

Apr 29 2025

President Trump's immigration policies may wallop your pocketbook if you rely on a home healthcare aide....

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Real Estate

Serious Medical Diagnosis? Four Financial Steps to Take

Apr 28 2025

A serious medical diagnosis calls for updates of your financial, health care and estate plans as well as open conversations with those who'll fulfill your wishes....

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Estate

To move or not to be near grandchild

Apr 23 2025

We are probably a few years from retirement. Depending on health and finances it would be between 2-5 years. I am 60 and my wife will hit 60 in a few months. We have two of our kids live in the area b...

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Children

Spouse

Seeking Mental Health Support as a Doctor

Apr 22 2025

How can you access the mental health support you need while protecting your career and livelihood as a doctor? Here are some suggestions. The post Seeking Mental Health Support as a Doctor appeared fi...

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Physician Associate Vs. Physician Assistant

Apr 21 2025

In healthcare’s intricate ecosystem, a name is never just a name. It’s an identity, a marker of expertise, and a ... Read more...

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Planning for Health Care Costs in Retirement: A Comprehensive Guide

Apr 21 2025

Medical expenses aren't slowing down, and if you're not prepared, they can hit you like a ton of bricks....

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Workers Drop Health Insurance, Stabilizing Employer Costs

Apr 11 2025

The cost to employers of providing their workers with health insurance has remained fairly stable for years. At first blush, this seems like good news for workers. When benefit costs rise, employers t...

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Physician Salaries In Illinois

Apr 10 2025

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S., and Illinois is no exception. With a physician shortage that ... Read more...

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Healthcare Delayed Is Healthcare Denied

Apr 09 2025

The U.S. healthcare system is fragmented and split between public and private insurance companies. Thus, health coverage for patients varies ... Read more...

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WTW Brings in Leaders to Health and Wealth Team

Apr 07 2025

WTW announced new appointments to its global retirement leadership, among other roles...

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Wealth

Physician Salaries in Pennsylvania

Apr 04 2025

Pennsylvania isn’t doing too badly when it comes to their healthcare and its infrastructure. Pennsylvania ranks 5th in the country ... Read more...

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Aging Well: 10 Things You Should Know

Mar 27 2025

If you're committed to aging well, these tips can save on healthcare costs and make your later years more fulfilling....

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Hospitalist Vs Emergency Doctors: What’s The Difference?

Mar 27 2025

By now we all know how the hospitalist career has risen in the American healthcare system in the past couple ... Read more...

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Career

2025’s Biggest Long-Term Care Health Insurance Update with Mike Smith

Mar 26 2025

Insurance expert Mike Smith breaks down how long-term care health insurance options have evolved in 2025 to provide a wider variety of coverage choices in retirement....

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Do You Want To Know What Retirement Looks Like? Take A Look...

Mar 24 2025

Important Note: I am not selling any app or receiving any money from this app, nor am I endorsing this particular app. I am also not a medical doctor attempting to diagnose health issues. I am simply ...

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Millions to Lose Health Coverage if ACA Tax Credits End

Mar 23 2025

If providing healthcare to more Americans is the goal, the COVID-era tax credits for people buying insurance on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces have been a big success. Enrollment in ACA po...

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Taxes

The Actual Costs of Long Term Health Care

Mar 21 2025

If you are misinformed about long term health care costs, you might not get the care you want. Find out how much it costs and how to pay for it. The post The Actual Costs of Long Term Health Care appe...

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The 'Concerning Trends' in Retirement Now

Mar 16 2025

Americans are less satisfied with their life in retirement and cite inflation and higher healthcare costs as just two of the problems they're facing....

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Inflation

Stock Market Corrections, Crashes, and Bear & Secular Bear Markets: The Differences and How to Handle for Long Term Financial Health

Mar 14 2025

Learn about the differences between stock market crashes, corrections, and secular bear markets. Plus: 14 tips for weathering these storms. The post Stock Market Corrections, Crashes, and Bear & S...

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How To

Planning for Healthcare Costs in Retirement as a Physician

Mar 12 2025

After decades of dedication and hard work, retirement comes as a well-deserved reward, a time to finally prioritize the joys ... Read more...

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The Current State of Public Health

Mar 05 2025

In the weeks following the Presidential inauguration, the administration’s approach to public health has begun to take shape through a ... Read more...

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Planning for Healthcare Costs: How Financial Advisers Can Guide Their Clients

Mar 03 2025

Here are five ways financial professionals can advise clients to take a strategic approach to their healthcare costs today to help safeguard their tomorrow....

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The Threatening Health Risk: Loneliness In Aging Parents

Mar 03 2025

Feeling lonely isn’t good for anyone. Recent studies show the connection between loneliness in elders and dementia risk. Families need a strategy to mitigate this risk....

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Risks

Parents

Better Financial Management in Retirement Through Better Metrics

Mar 02 2025

In several of our recent posts, we have been touting the Actuarial Approach and its use of the Funded Status metric to measure household financial health. This is another one of those posts. One of my...

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Major surgery before retirement on employer health care or after on Medicare?

Feb 28 2025

I will need at least one maybe both knees replaced according to my orthopedic and I prefer to hold off as long as possible. However I plan to retire in just under two years. Not sure if I should go ah...

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Medicare

Don't Let Health Care Costs Wreck Your Retirement: Here's How

Feb 26 2025

Four strategies to keep health care costs from tanking your retirement, especially before Medicare kicks in....

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Support Grows for Using “Funded Status” Rather Than “Probability of Success” as the Key Metric for Measuring Financial Health in Retirement

Feb 26 2025

This post is a follow-up to our post of February 13, 2025, How to Improve Decumulation Planning. Subsequent to that post, we received our copy of Retirement Planning Guidebook, by the preeminent retir...

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My 10-Day Detox Cleanse… Was It Worthwhile?

Feb 25 2025

A detox cleanse?? What is this, some sort of health blog now?! Nah, that’s only a small portion of what I like to talk about. However, one of the things I continue to strive for is to better mys...

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Healthy, wealthy, wise: Consumer-directed healthcare gets a checkup

Feb 25 2025

Consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) plans are evolving — and fast. These plans are no longer just about covering doctor visits with low insurance premiums. They’re also becoming a key compo...

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Trading Off Health Care For Unnecessary Supply Side Tax Cuts

Feb 20 2025

Cuts to vital programs for many seniors like Medicaid and SNAP are in the same bill in the House of Representatives as tax extensions for the wealthiest....

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Taxes

The Wealth-Health Connection: Unlocking a Longer Life With Smart Investments

Feb 20 2025

We’ve all heard the old adage: Money Talks. And when it comes to longevity, it’s practically screaming from the rooftops. ... Read more...

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Wealth

Retire Now If you Answer "Yes" to These 5 Questions

Feb 19 2025

Retirement isn’t just about the numbers—it’s about time, health, and the life you want to live. Too many people delay retirement, chasing "one more bonus" or "one more year" without ...

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What was your best strategy for health insurance if retire before 65?

Feb 18 2025

If I don't continue at my current job, I'll need health insurance for approximately 1-1.5 years until Medicare is an option at 65. Cobra is expensive, so what have others here with perhaps similar sit...

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Strategy

Five Ways to Ease Caregiver Stress

Feb 09 2025

Caregiver stress is real. Here are five techniques to protect your health and happiness while caring for a loved one....

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Sharing Bank Accounts Can Deepen a Couple’s Relationship

Feb 09 2025

Fewer couples are combining their bank accounts. But that trend may not promote partners’ overall financial health, experts say....

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Retirement Income Planning for Unfunded Health Care Costs

Feb 04 2025

Retirement income plans often don't include late-in-life health or long-term care expenses. Here's how to cover for the unplanned withdrawals to pay for those....

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Income

Mental Health, Physician Burnout, and Disability Insurance

Feb 01 2025

The consequences of burnout extend beyond the emotional toll; they also raise questions about disability insurance's role with mental health. The post Mental Health, Physician Burnout, and Disability ...

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