In the world of internet, e-mail, phone calls, blogs and the postal service, Medicare beneficiaries are bombarded with advertisements about free medical services, free equipment and more. Other times, Medicare beneficiaries receive frightening post cards that lead them to believe they will lose their benefits if they don’t respond and provide personal information. Beware of products that seem too good [...]
While North Carolina has refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, our state is enrolling uninsured people at a rate at least twice that of any other state that has refused to set up its own health exchange and refused to expand Medicaid. In short, among states that are dragging their feet on the Affordable Care Act – [...]
North Carolina Baptist Ministry is taking orders for wheelchair ramps for residents throughout the state as part of Rampin’Up 2014. Wheelchair ramp builders statewide are participating in the annual event on Saturday, April 26. Please call the NCBAM Call Center (877-506-2226) if you have a need or referral for a wheelchair ramp. The Call Center Specialist will walk you through [...]
Originally published in the Raleigh News & Observer While North Carolina has refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and many politicians continue to complain about the federal health exchange, the roll-out of Obamacare in N.C. tells a far more positive story. North Carolina is enrolling uninsured people at a rate at least twice that of any other [...]
One of the great challenges I face working with reverse mortgages is educating the public how reverse mortgages work and how they may help them. While doing so, I find most seniors are skeptical, and often have misconceptions based on what they’ve heard, read or seen on TV. In the past year, I had the pleasure of helping many clients, [...]
From Adam Searing, Progressive Pulse blog, NC Department of Justice NC Medicaid “broken” was the first statement from State Auditor Beth Wood in a front-page, prominently-headlined News and Observer article after a Medicaid audit was presented at a joint news conference held by Wood and Governor Pat McCrory: “Administrative spending is 38 percent higher compared to the average of nine [...]
The NC Securities Division has posted two updated resources on its website to help investors better understand the responsibilities and differences between various investment professionals. The first is an investor bulletin entitled “Making Sense of Financial Professional Titles” which explains the requirements for obtaining various professional titles. The second publication, “Cutting through the Confusion,” explains the differences between brokers, investment [...]
Two frauds in the Raleigh-Durham area were among those reported in the Secretary of State’s quarterly newsletter recently. Walter Ray Reinhardt of Durham was served with 62 felony arrest warrants for securities violations in 2010 for allegedly defrauding 16 victims in Durham County out of more than $1 million. He is currently in the Durham County Jail under a $4 [...]
The bulk purchase of an item can save a lot of money but it can cost you a bundle if you don’t establish a handful of sensible principles. If you stick to the following steps, you can save significant money with a bulk purchase. 1. Price-per-unit is king. Calculate cost per unit which requires you to figure out how many [...]
Terrence E. Holt MD PhD holds several titles in the UNC Hospital System and works in two medical departments and also the department of English and comparative literature. Mr. S. lies on a bed in the Emergency Room, thin, tremulous and confused. His daughter found him in his home that afternoon, lying on the floor beside an overturned chair. Every [...]
