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Signing up for Medicare can be a pretty exciting time! You finally have access to the healthcare benefits you’ve paid into for decades. However, there are some mistakes you can make when signing up for Medicare, and some of them can even cost you money down the road.

Michael Sams, a senior market insurance agent for Sams/Hockaday & Associates, has earned the 2019 Agent of the Year Award. This is Sams’ 7th time receiving the award (Sams also was awarded in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018).

Love, hearts, flowers, sweets -- all things typically associated with Valentine’s Day. It’s a day we celebrate love, whether it’s a spouse, your children, other family members, good friends, your favorite pet, or the love of life itself. Here are 14 fantastic, tasty ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, including breakfast foods, fruits and veggies, hearty main dishes, unique sweets, and even drinks. You can try each of these ideas, or choose your favorites, either way; you can’t go wrong!

Once you enroll in Medicare, you should start utilizing the excellent benefits and perks that are available to you. From downloading the new Medicare app to utilizing your free preventative care options, here are eight ways you can get the absolute most from your Medicare coverage.

The Medicare MSA is new to the Decatur, IL area, which means there are lots of questions about it. If you're intrigued by the idea of an annual deposit you can use for your healthcare expenses, and a higher deductible doesn't spook you, the MSA might be the right post-65 health insurance for you.