E.d. Bellis

1. Healthcare costs for seniors in 2017: How do the numbers look? 2. Signing up for Medicare: Steps to take: A. What must YOU do? B. What do the Parts Cover? C. For High Earners - how are they affected by higher Medicare premiums? D. Are we moving toward a Premium Support System? 3. Health Care costs and Retirement decisions: A. When should I retire? B. If I could still work - should I? C. Retiree Health Insurance Plans: disappearing from the workplace. 4. Using the Web and doing Research Before Serious Medicare care is undertaken: A. Using Google for medical advice. B. Using a Telemedicine benefit - Should I? C. Searching for Quality Hospital Care - Medicare.gov., Hospital Compare, RX Comparison sites. Medicare .gov. for physician quality ratings. 5. Drivers of Medicare Spending: Doctors doing more tests in their offices. 6. Hospital Care Concerns; Observation Care, other "medically necessary care"