“What we say at VITAS is that the patient and family are always at the center of our care,” says Susan Acocella, a general manager at VITAS. This means the patient and family make the decisions. They are in the driver’s seat, and VITAS is there to help them...
Even with excellenthealth insurance, you’ll often need to pay a deductible, which is the amount you must pay out of pocket for a covered medical service. Deductibles can cost thousands of dollars, especially withhigh-deductible health plans. “The average bronze plan has a deductible of around...
Tell your family about the symptoms of hypoglycemia so they can help you if you cannot help yourself. Ask your care team provider how to manage hypoglycemia. Have your A1c checked as often as directed. An A1c of 6% or lower is usually recommended during pregnancy. Your target level may ...
Dental insurance is the oral version ofhealth insurance. Instead of paying full price for each visit, you pay a steady monthly rate, and your insurance plan pays for some or all of your care. You’ll pay a premium for your policy, as well asdeductibles,copays, andcoinsurance. Dental plan...
Beginning with the 2024-2025 award year, the expected family contribution – a formula to determine financial aid eligibility – is now known as the student aid index. The new need-analysis formula will remove the number of family members in college from the calculation, take family farms and ...
The child is your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, grandchild, niece, or nephew. You claim the child as a dependent. The child doesn’t provide more than half of their own support.
President Donald Trump promised to lower costs on his first day in office. This is how it’s going so far. Tim SmartandJaclyn Jeffrey-WilenskyApril 11, 2025 How to File a Tax Extension If you need extra time to file your tax return, you can request an extension to avoid heft...
The informal curriculum is a seemingly well-explored concept in the realm of medical education. However, it is a concept with multiple definitions and the term “the hidden curriculum” is often used interchangeably. In short, they both refer to the impl
I believe the technology is here to stay and the pace of adoption will only increase. I think the real nut we have to crack is how to seamlessly integrate these advances into the workflow and change our care model around them, rather than just having the technology be one more thing in ...
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is used to getting his way in Tallahassee, with a tight grip on the GOP-controlled Legislature, where once-pliant lawmakers hustled his priorities and helped him build his national brand Associated PressMay 2, 2025 ...