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Medicare
Premiums Increase for Higher-Income Seniors
 For
the first time in the program's history, Medicare recipients
with higher incomes will assume a greater share of the costs
than other beneficiaries. The new premiums apply to
individuals with annual incomes more than $80,000 and couples
making more than $160,000. The changes begin in January and
continue in phases through 2009.
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Smart
Consumerism Is Working
Employees are paying more attention
to benefit decisions than ever
because of the rise of
consumer-based benefit plans.
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Stealing
Your Health
There's a new kind of identity theft
that not only could endanger your
health and pocketbook but affect
your ability to get disability
insurance.
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My
View: Welcome Nucor
Meet the newest member of The
Benefit Advocates family of clients—Nucor Corporation, the world's
largest steel producer and recycler.
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Diet
Link Found to Alzheimer's
Long
known as a risk factor for heart and
other diseases, diet is getting a
close hard look because of increased
evidence of a link to Alzheimer's..
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Female
Smokers Face Double the Risks
Here's some bad news for women
smokers. You're at twice the risk of
developing lung cancer than men,
according to a new study.
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HDL:
Higher Is Better
When
it comes to your health, high
numbers aren't usually good news.
But that's not the case with HDL,
the so-called 'good' cholesterol.
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Benefit Advocates, 514 S. Stratford Road, Suite 301
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103-1823, 1-800-344-5677.
Linda Carter, Editor, May 2006
Contact us at info@benefitadvocates.net
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