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When Generics Cost Too Much There’s Still Help
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When Generics Cost Too Much There’s Still Help

Toni: I am a weekly follower of your Toni Says® Medicare column and would like to let your readers in on a wonderful experience I had regarding saving serious dollars on an expensive generic prescription. […]

How to Get Your Partner to Hear You
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How to Get Your Partner to Hear You

Relationships 101, Part 8: The What and the How I’ve been working with couples and families for almost 20 years as a therapist. One thing that has become abundantly clear is that when people are […]

Doctor taking senior man's blood pressure at home
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Medicare Advantage and House Calls

Toni: My 86-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s needs 24-hour care and lives in a local personal care home. She is enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO and taking her to the doctor is quite an ordeal. […]

Understanding the Relationship Blame Game
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Understanding the Relationship Blame Game

Relationships 101, Part 7: Separating Personhood and Behavior American cultures bend toward shame. When something bad happens, many of us immediately try to determine if the person responsible for the problem is a “good” person […]

Medicare Advantage Plan After the Dec. 7th Deadline
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Medicare Advantage Plan After the Dec. 7th Deadline

Hello Toni: I recently attended a Medicare Advantage meeting because my Medicare Supplement Plan F is costing me $180 a month and was going to join. A friend introduced me to your articles explaining the […]

Which Medicare Option Should I Choose?
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Which Medicare Option Should I Choose?

Toni, I turn 65 next July, and I’m stressed by the mail I am getting this year for Medicare Open Enrollment and I’m not on Medicare yet!!How does one know what to do? Every insurance […]