SNF Medicare margins: What MedPAC doesn’t know
By Betsy Rust, Partner With Plante Moran’s Senior Care and Living Practice In its recently released annual report on Medicare payment policy, MedPAC, a congressional…
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Opinion: 4 things to consider before you try genetic testing
By Jay Cleary, President of Bridge Financial Group Imagine you’re at high risk for a serious disease like Alzheimer’s or colon cancer. Maybe a parent…
Anthem and Chevron suits seen as a worrisome trend
By Mark Dixon and Susan Shoemaker, Partners of Plante Moran Financial Advisors Headline-grabbing suits against Boeing Co., Anthem Inc., Chevron Corp.and others over excessive fees…
The Oversimplification of Cholesterol Testing Can Be Deadly
By Florence Comite, MD & Founder of ComiteMD Early every year, countless Americans embark on a new fitness regime. They go for a physical and…
Natural foods industry growing wild in Boulder
By Carol Frank, Managing Director at MHT MidSpan Boulder is fast becoming known as a town that wants to feed the world — all natural,…
Transitions Ahead For Nursing Homes
By Betsy Rust, Consulting Partner With Plante Moran’s Senior Care and Living Practice As a silver tsunami of seniors approaches on the demographic horizon, nursing homes…
Compensation Shouldn’t Be Crisis Management
By Yvonne Kanner, COO of Fiduciary Network Compensation is a hot topic in the wealth management world these days. A week doesn’t go by without…
Divorcing? How To Make Sure Your Ex Doesn’t End Up With Your Assets
By Melissa Montgomery-Fitzsimmons, Director of Wealth Planning at First Western Trust After the fireworks comes the paperwork. The legal and financial paperwork brought about by…
Obamacare is main roadblock to cancer ‘moonshot’
By Florence Comite, Founder of ComiteMD President Barack Obama has promised a “moonshot” to cure cancer, but the biggest obstacle to that goal could be…
What Rob Kardashian Should Know About Diabetes
By Florence Comite, MD & Founder of ComiteMD Look a bit beyond the tabloid headlines about reality TV star Rob Kardashian’s diabetes scare, and you…