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Outsmart Unplanned Medical Costs: 10 Steps for Managing the Unexpected
Older adults can safeguard themselves from the physical, mental and emotional toll of unexpected medical costs.
It’s not uncommon for mood changes to occur when the seasons change. People can feel down when daylight hours shorten but feel better in the spring when daylight hours are longer. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), is a type of specific depression brought on in the winter months. In addition to medication, talk therapy and bright light treatment may be options. Talk to your Landmark team.
Being prepared for winter is helpful. If left untreated, SAD can be as serious as any other form of depression. Talk with your Landmark team or your PCP to make a plan (mental and physical) for the darkest months. Staying engaged in the world can keep winter sadness at bay.
Ideas to combat winter blues:
Older adults can safeguard themselves from the physical, mental and emotional toll of unexpected medical costs.
Optum Care Network – Monarch has teamed up with Landmark to deliver in-home medical care to members with multiple chronic conditions.
Optum Care Network – Utah has teamed up with Landmark to deliver in-home medical care to members with multiple chronic conditions.