Medicare Connect Radio Millennium Physician Group
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- Health & Fitness
Welcome to Medicare Connect Radio, sponsored by Millennium Physician Group. Each week, we talk about the healthcare issues that are important to you if you’re 65 or older, approaching 65, or maybe you’re making healthcare decisions for a loved one who’s in their golden years. We invite providers and experts to share insights to help you take control of your healthcare decisions. Millennium Physician Group has quickly become the leading independent physician group with more than 800 healthcare providers across Florida and growing. Services center on primary care and are complemented by specialty care, walk-in centers, radiology and lab services, telehealth, wellness programs, home health, hospital care, and much more. Nationally recognized as a consistently top-rated Accountable Care Organization with consistently high levels of physician engagement, Millennium aims to create a genuinely connected healthcare experience for patients and be Your Connection to a Healthier Life. Learn more at www.MillenniumPhysician.com.
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Getting to Know Your Colon
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, in 2023, an estimated 153,000+ people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. This disease, while deadly, is highly preventable. In this episode, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with a Radiation Oncologist about everything from risk factors to screenings to survivorship.
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Tips for Keeping Seniors Active
We often joke that our kids get older, we don’t. While we wish that were true, it’s definitely not. To be able to sit on the floor and play with future grandchildren is a must. To be able to walk upstairs without getting too winded is ideal. In this episode, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with experts about how to stay active and why the benefit of being active is possibly the magic pill we’re looking for as we get older.
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Important Numbers for Healthy Hearts
According to Million Hearts, which is a national initiative to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes within five years and is co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, every 34 seconds in the U.S. an adult dies from cardiovascular disease. In this episode, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with a primary care provider and a cardiovascular physician about the preventive measures we should be taking...
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Picking the Perfect Place for Your Senior Parents
It’s time to move your loved one into assisted living. It’s a very hard decision… whether your loved one is for it or against it. Coming to that realization is hard enough, but what about the plethora of choices about where to go? In this episode, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with a senior housing placement advisor about important steps you need to take to make the transition as gentle as possible.
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Fixing Threats Inside Our Homes
Keeping our homes safe is a top priority for most folks; however, as we age, safety can take on different meanings. In addition to outdoor cameras and lights for protection from outside threats, what about the threats to ourselves inside the house? In this episode, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with a home modification expert about how to make our homes safer without breaking the bank.
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Your Healthcare Starts Here
It’s a new year and most people think it’s a time to make changes for the better. While the new year is just another tomorrow, it does mean it’s time to schedule your Annual Wellness Visit or perhaps your Welcome to Medicare Exam. In this episode, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with Millennium physician Dr. Andrew Hunt about why your primary care physician is your first stop in your healthcare journey.