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For Moms And Caretakers

Carving out some “me time” is not just good for your mental health, physical wellness and confidence, as many moms know, it can actually make you a better parent. According to a survey of moms conducted by Hutchinson and Cassidy, those who had higher selfesteem had higher levels of perceived parenting confidence.

Here are three ways to practice self-care:

1. Get some rest: We live in a goal-oriented society where the value of rest and relaxation is not always emphasized. Whether it’s a spa day with your best friend or curling up with a good book at home, be sure your schedule includes adequate time to recharge your batteries.

2. Take care of your smile: One of the best ways to foster self-confidence is with a clean, healthy smile. In fact, a 2020 Cigna Dental Report found that smile satisfaction is one of the top three drivers of self confidence among U.S. adults.

3. Take care of your mind: So much of motherhood is ensuring everyone has what they need, and often, your own needs can fall by the

One of the best ways to foster self-confidence is with a clean, healthy smile. PHOTO: Statepoint wayside. There are many ways to take time to check in with yourself though. You could buy yourself a beautiful journal and jot thoughts down for a few minutes each evening or check out apps like Headspace, which can help get you started on a meditation practice. Even a 10 or 15 minute walk at lunchtime can be a powerful mood-booster and an opportunity to reflect. You might also consider taking up a hobby that offers the chance for self-expression, such as painting, poetry, music or crafting.

When it comes to parents and caretakers, the importance of self-care can’t be overstated. Kick-off new routines that boost your self-confidence and your well-being.

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You’ll now pay out of pocket for at-home COVID-19 tests, although some Medicare Advantage plans may continue to cover them. COVID-19 vaccines will be covered under preventive care. COVID-19 antiviral treatments, such as Paxlovid, will also continue to be covered, but you may owe a copay or coinsurance for other pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19, according to KFF, a health policy nonprofit.

Telehealth

During the PHE, Medicare covered telehealth services for all Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of location or equipment. This allowed patients to access care from their homes at a time when going to a medical provider felt risky.

Telehealth coverage has been extended through the end of 2024, with the exception of telehealth being delivered under Medicare’s hospice benefit.

“That is a significant change that will carry through 2024,” says Diane Omdahl, president and cofounder of 65 Incorporated, a site that provides Medicare guidance. “Maybe they’ll find out the benefit of it and they’ll extend it again.”

Skilled Nursing Facility Stays

Pre-pandemic, Medicare patients were required to have a three-day inpatient hospitalization stay before Medicare would cover a subsequent stay at a skilled nursing facility. This requirement was waived during the PHE, but it’s back in effect.

This waiver created flexibility during the pandemic for hospitals that may not have had space for patients due to a high number of COVID-19 cases. The return of this rule creates a challenge for patients with Original Medicare, as three-day hospitalizations are rarer than they were when Medicare was signed into law in 1965.

“Years ago, everything was done in the hospital,” Omdahl says. Now, many more proce- dures are treated on an outpatient basis, she says.

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Members of Medicare Advantage plans may have a leg up in this area, as some Advantage plans don’t require a three-day stay to qualify for skilled nursing facility care. But many plans require prior authorization.

(Any covered skilled nursing facility stay that started on May 11 or before will continue to be covered for as long as a beneficiary has benefit days available and meets care criteria.)

Medication

During the PHE, Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (including Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage) were required to provide up to a 90-day supply of covered drugs if patients requested it. With the end of the PHE, this is no longer the case.

Part D plans were also required to relax their “refill-too-soon” limits - safety measures that keep patients from filling prescriptions too soon after receiving their previous medication.

These rules allowed people to make fewer trips to the pharmacy during the pandemic, but it’s back to business as usual for Part D prescription drug plan members.

OUT-OF-NETWORK SERVICES

During the PHE, if Medicare Advantage members received care at out-of-network facilities due to the COVID-19 emergency, plans were required to cover their care at in-network rates. This requirement will end 30 days after the end of the COVID-19 PHE — which is June 10 — unless there’s another national emergency or state disaster declaration affecting the service area.

In other words, if you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you’ll want to start using your in-network providers again, if you haven’t already.

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Hershel

Clady

SUNRISE 08/20/1941

SUNSET 01/22/2023

Hershel Clady was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 20, 1941, to Jacob Clady, Sr. and Elmelia (McGuire) Clady. He was the sixth of eleven children (Blondale, LaVerne, Jacob, Jr., Charlotte, June, Marshall, Marvin, William “Billy”, Jadene and Cathy).

The family relocated to San Diego in 1957 and later united with Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Hershel graduated from San Diego High School in 1959 and joined the Air Force in 1961. In 1963, Hershel married his high school sweetheart, Bernice Cowan. They had two daughters, Chandra and Cassandra. After completing his military commitment, Hershel relocated his family to Los Angeles, California and took a job at the United Parcel Service (UPS) as a delivery driver.

Hershel began his career with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) as a firefighter in November, 1969. He was one of less than ten AfricanAmerican firefighters ever hired by the department. He rose up in ranks by becoming the first African-American firefighter promoted to Engineer in the LACFD, the first African-American Captain, and in 1987, he was promoted to Battalion Chief. In February 1993, he was promoted to Assistant Fire Chief where he managed and supervised the second largest division of the LACFD. He was a role model to many in the fire service arena. He spent most of his career fighting for equal rights for minorities and women. He fought harassment, racial bias and discrimination all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. His lawsuit resulted in the LACFD entering into a constant decree requiring major changes in the firefighting recruitment classes.

Throughout his career, Chief Clady has been recognized with many awards and commendations for his outstanding service and leadership. He was so well known nationally that in 1992, President George Bush required that he be present at the fire station that he was visiting. Their pictures together revealed serious conversations, laughter and handshaking.

In 1976, Hershel met and married Sandy Tangalin. They had a son, Hershel II. Hershel believed in partnership and didn’t give up on finding his forever. In 1999, he married Linda Johnson and dutifully supported and cared for Linda until her transition in July, 2018. In 2021, Hershel married Deborah (Dee) Gordon. Hershel passed on January 22, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Blondale and brother Jacob, Jr..

Jack W. Hill

SUNRISE 08/13/1951

SUNSET 04/14/2023

Jack Wayne Hill, 71, passed away April 14, 2023, at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas. Jack succumbed after a year long battle with stage IV adrenal cancer.

Jack was a California transplant, born August 13, 1951, who moved to Killeen, Texas in 2017 to join his wife, Linda and family after Linda was diagnosed with Dementia. Jack was revered as a “San Diego Boy,” having been born and raised in the coastal southern town since 1951.

Through connections in the San Diego music industry, Jack met and married Linda Foreman of Oceanside, California, in 1971.

Jack attended Stockton Elementary School. He loved playing marbles, but did not want to get his pants dirty so he played without touching the ground, in a push-up-like position. Jack was very good at it, always winning marbles in the game. He also mastered the yo-yo, winning competitions for his skills in Around the World, Rock the Baby, and Walk the Dog. It was in elementary school when Jack developed a passion for music and learning. By the age of ten, Jack was playing with musicians twice his age. In addition to these skills, Jack was a Patrol Boy and an honor roll student. Jack attended Memorial Junior High where he began playing the cello and bass. He would bring various string instruments home to practice. Jack attended Lincoln High School. It was there he was assigned to play the trombone. At Lincoln, Jack had both band and orchestra classes. Jack soon excelled and played in the Hornets Marching Band for Lincoln until graduating in 1969. Growing up, Jack shared a room with his grandfather who was born in Cape Verde. Inspired by his grandfather’s stories of his travels and adventures, Jack enjoyed geography, documentaries, discovering new words and storytelling, often telling a story with an accent for laughs and special effects.

Jack went on to open for many groups. He played with the Bell Brothers, the Soul Brothers, Brad Rambur “Can’t Put it Down,” on which Jack was the musical director and composer of “Pinnacle”. This Masquerade is sung by Linda Hill with whom he chose to add some soul to his smoky take on the Leon Russell classic. Jack and Linda also recorded and performed with the Wolf Marshall Trio at the Blue Fire Grill at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. He also recorded with jazz guitarist, Pat Metheny. Jack and Linda enjoyed being together in everything they did.

Later in life, Jack volunteered at the NAMM Foundations’s Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California. He was a docent and gave tours to youth eager to learn more about music. Before relocating to Texas in 2017, he was the director of the Carlsbad School of Music.

Jack’s wife, Linda passed away peacefully three weeks after Jack. They were married for fifty-two years.

On April 14, 2023, a man of great purpose, who left an indelible mark on this planet was called home by Jehovah. Jack’s presence, his spirit, and gift will be sorely missed, but will live on in the memory of his students, Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, his children and family, and in the memory of the many people that knew and loved him. However, he is at peace and has joined those who have gone before him. He has finished his purpose on this side with greatness and integrity. His legacy will live on, not only from what he has left behind but what he has sown into others.

He leaves to cherish his memory a sister, Barbara Andrade of Brentwood, Ca., three children: Jack “Ghandi” Hill of North San Diego County, Jaclin Jameson of Inglewood, Ca., Rhapsody Newton of Kingdom of Bahrain; twelve grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; Niece Andrezia Andrade; Nephews Rasheed Flenoid and Jamal Rashada; Great nieces: Jayla Dorsey, Maya Andrade-Diouf and Lotus Rashada; Great nephews: Makai Andrade-Diouf, Quincy Flenoid, Zain Rashada, and Elias Flenoid; first cousins: Danny Bush, Gloria Bush, Frank Alforque, Mary J. Holiday, Andrea M. Alforque, Carolyn F. Alforque-Allen, Robert “Timmy” Alforque, Elizabeth J. Adkins, Tommy A. Alforque and Susan M. Alforque-Evans; sister in law, Glenda Howard, her children, Bobbi, Richard, Robert and Andre Jones, and grandchildren Maya. Kiera, Robert Jr., Rhapsody, Jaelyn, Ayla and Alexander Jones; the Pina family in Cape Cod, Massachusetts; and the Perry family in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Jack was preceded in death by grandfather, Francisco Pires Andrade “Papa”; grandmother, Andresia DePina Andrade; Mother, Dominga B. Barnes; Mother-inlaw Adele Foreman; Aunts Mary C. Alforque and Philomena Bush; Uncle Manuel “Juju” Andrade; and cousins, William Bush, Marsha and Wayne Andrade.