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CONNECTICUT MONEY: Have your aging parents planned their future? (Eric Tashlein, New Haven Register, 3/10/12)

One of the most challenging but rewarding conversations you can have with your aging parents is about their finances and their planning....Here is a list of items that you need to get your arms around for the sake of everyone involved:

....Medical insurance. Do your parents have the proper insurance coverage to pay for medications, health care bills and long-term care needs? If not, do they have a plan in place to pay for these needs?...

2013 looks like another good year to be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (Reuters, 2/17/12)

Think you know Medicare? Take this 10-question quiz to find out (we aced it, naturally)

Did you know? Health plans that include Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage (Medicare Advantage plans and standalone MA Prescription Drug plans) must cover shingles vaccinations. 

Find pharmacies and doctors who offer the shots using Merck's shingles vaccine locator

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Up, Premiums Down (USA Today, 1/31/12)
"Premiums for the Medicare program that allows recipients to choose private insurance have dropped an average of 7% while enrollment has grown by 10%, according to Department of Health and Human Services statistics to be released today...."