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Medical News Today • 3rd November 2025

SSI vs. SSDI: Understanding disability benefits Medicare and disability

SSI and SSDI are Social Security benefits for people with disabilities based on different eligibility requirements. SSDI recipients also qualify for Medicare, while SSI recipients may qualify for Medicaid.

Medical News Today • 3rd November 2025

The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Medicare Extra Help

Congress passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) in 2008 to help make Medicare more accessible and affordable for rural and low-income beneficiaries.

25th September 2025

Inheritance and Medicare: Effect on benefits and costs

While an inheritance does not affect a person’s eligibility for Medicare or its benefits, it may increase some premiums or limit access to income-based programs. This article summarizes the effect of inheritance on Medicare, explaining how inheritance might affect certain costs and eligibility for some programs.However, beneficiaries must speak with Medicare to learn how their inheritances may or may not affect them in their specific situations.

Healthgrades • 8th July 2025

What are Medicare PFF plans?

Medicare Advantage (Part C) is a private Medicare insurance option. PFFS plans are a type of Part C plan in which the payment amount for each medical service is predetermined.

Healthline • 3rd November 2025

Wheelchair Safety for Older Adults and Their Caregivers Wheelchairs and Medicare: Costs, Coverage, and Eligibility

Most wheelchair accidents happen from tipping or
falling, with older adults at higher risk of serious injury
and caregivers prone to strain. Following safety tips can
help reduce risk for both groups.

25th September 2020

Comparing Medicare Part D plans

Private insurers administer optional Medicare Part D plans, which vary in cost and coverage. Comparing these and other options may help people choose a plan that meets their needs and budget.Medicare Part D, or prescription drug plans, are optional plans that can help people pay for brand-name and generic drugs that their doctor prescribes.

Healthline • 16th December 2024

What Are Community-Rated Medigap Plans?

With a community-rated Medigap plan, you’ll pay the same premium as all other enrollees in your area, regardless of your age or sex. But your cost may still change each year.Medigap plans help you pay out-of-pocket expenses that Original Medicare doesn’t cover. There are different Medigap plans, including community-rated Medigap plans. These are also called no-age-rated Medigap plans.Read on to learn about community-rated Medigap plans, including what they are and why they matter.

Healthline • 22nd May 2020

2025 Medicare Plans in Illinois

If you live in Illinois, you can choose Original Medicare (Parts A and B), Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Part D for prescription drug coverage, or a Medigap plan. When comparing options, consider covered services, costs, provider networks, service areas, and plan ratings to find the best fit. You can enroll during your initial enrollment period, the annual open enrollment period, the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period, or a special enrollment period if you have a qualifying life event.

Medical News Today • 3rd November 2025

What to know about acetylcholine

Acetylcholine is a chemical messenger, or neurotransmitter, that plays an important role in brain and muscle function. Imbalances in acetylcholine are linked with chronic conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

Healthgrades • 3rd November 2025

Signs of Normal Aging vs. Dementia

Typical age-related brain changes generally don’t aect daily life.
However, dementia is a brain condition that causes worsening
memory and thinking problems that hinder everyday functioning.

Client: Medline Industries • 1st March 2021

What’s your CAUTI prevention plan? Engaging unit champions could be your answer

Most frontline medical staff know the best practices for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Reaching the best outcome depends on getting everyone involved to support a culture of prevention–from the leadership level through the bedside.

Client: Medline Industries • 1st March 2021

Infection Prevention - Medline

Every day, frontline leaders are challenged to prevent the spread of infectious pathogens. There are many ways pathogens can cause infections. This website copy was written to inspire healthcare workers to take ownership of the efforts to prevent HAIs with a 3-zone strategy that covers the entire perimeter of risk.

Client: Marketlend • 19th October 2018

How To Know If Your Hobby Should Be A Business

Whether youʼre just at the idea stage, or have started selling already, answer these questions to help you decide whether youʼre ready to hang a professional shingle.

The Los Angeles Times • 28th October 2013

German breast cancer detection tool employs blind women

German gynecologist Dr. Frank Hoffmann launched an innovative program giving blind women an opportunity for a life­changing career.

Tampa Jewish Press • 24th February 2012

Brides reflect: Careful planning can prevent regrets

What I wish I’d known: Important wedding tips from brides

Deutsche Welle • 8th March 2010

Scientists say global quake volume steady, despite appearances

What seems to be a spate of recent earthquakes is raising public alarm about an overall rise in dangerous tremors. But scientists say that, despite appearances, they have yet to prove a global increase in major quakes.

Deutsche Welle • 22nd January 2010

Haiti aid workers rely on satellite maps from German institute

For relief organizations in Haiti, understanding the earthquake's full damage is difficult. Workers only see what is immediately in front of them. A German institute now provides satellite-based maps as a solution.

The Allgemeiner • 8th November 2012

Making a Shidduch: Nobel Prize-Winning Jewish Economist Alvin Roth Discusses Matching (INTERVIEW)

Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in mid-October for their work in market design. The Jewish Roth, 60, took this mathematical concept and applied it to the matching of U.S. student doctors to hospitals, a method now used by the National Resident Matching Program.

Midwest Health + Wellness • 4th February 2020

Midwest Fall Getaways

The days are getting shorter and the temperature is dropping, so make the most of the beautiful fall and discover you stunning surroundings.

The Jewish Star • 21st April 2016

How Jews vote: Getting ready for November election

When it comes to projecting the Jewish vote in 2016, understanding demographics might lend some semblance of sanity to an election that most observers would compare to a roller coaster ride.

Client: Incept Labs • 4th February 2020

How the right teachers can teach our children to think

There’s a fundamental problem with education in Australia. We’re too focused on traditional academic metrics and spend too little time preparing our students for tackling real-world challenges. It’s time to rethink teaching from the ground up.

Heritage Florida Jewish News • 12th April 2019

How Coca-Cola prompted the advent of Passover-friendly food companies

In the 1930s, Rabbi Tobias Geffen set a precedent by getting The Coca-Cola Company to make a kosher-for-Passover version of its soft drink. This spurred the development of Passover-friendly food products.

Client: GoGet • 4th February 2020

How socially conscious GoGet is changing Australian transportation

When Bruce Jeffreys and Nic Lowe founded the GoGet car-sharing service in 2003 with just three vehicles shared among 12 neighbors, they could not imagine the meteoric success they would eventually reach. GoGet’s path to success is a story of how a socially conscious idea can explode through smart leveraging of community relationships.

Client: Smart Commercial Solar • 4th February 2020

How the housing market is holding back solar energy

Australian home and business owners are installing rooftop panels at a record rate. With more than one in three Australians are renting, that’s a problem. We must find a way for everyone to access solar power equitably regardless of ownership status.