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B-Time with Beth Bierbower

Dec 7, 2021

:   In October of this year, The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study that showed 7 in 10 Medicare Beneficiaries did not shop for new plans during the 2018 open enrollment period.  If this is the case, then why all the focus on plan design enhancements each year?

To help us understand what Medicare Advantage plans...


Nov 30, 2021

Our guest today has created a simple, integrated platform that uniquely leverages the one piece of technology that is ubiquitous with the elderly – and that is the television.  Kian Saneii is the Founder and CEO of Independa, a company that provides everything from video chat to reminders through the television.  Kian...


Nov 23, 2021

Advances in creating a more effective and efficient healthcare system will be tied to digital transformation which requires changes in the way we use technology and data, the way we manage our workflows and reimagining the system from a consumer perspective.  Our guest today, Dr. Maia Hightower spends a great deal of...


Nov 16, 2021

There are more than 35 million unpaid caregivers who provide unpaid services to an adult age 50 or older in the US.  According to the AARP Public Policy Institute, the economic value of unpaid caregiving exceeds $470B.  According to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, Family caregivers spend an average of...


Nov 12, 2021

When I was perusing my library app for my next book, the title Surrounded By Idiots immediately grabbed my attention.  The book was written by Thomas Erikson and explains the four types of human behavior through the use of the colors red, yellow, green and blue.  When I took the test many years ago, it was called DISC...