Health Tips
Good Sam Members Receive Complimentary Travel Medical Insurance
December 20, 2011 by Good Sam · 10 Comments
When you hit the open road, you want to make sure you’ve planned for everything – including travel medical insurance. Your membership provides you with coverage for an unlimited amount of 2-day trips per year from TIC Travel Insurance. Here, we provide you with a few details about your coverage.
Experiencing the Outdoors Can Improve Your Health
October 20, 2011 by Good Sam · 1 Comment
It turns out “the outdoors are good for you” according to National Park Service Director, Jonathan Jarvis. Of course, this is something that outdoorsman have known for quite some time. However, this knowledge has just recently started a moment in parks of all sizes across the U.S. including U.S. National Parks. The U.S. National Park [...]
Traveling with Diabetes
June 24, 2011 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
By Diane Barnet, R.N. Over 23 million Americans, both children and adults, have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. People with diabetes do not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone made in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose (sugar) we use for energy. Diabetics either don’t make enough insulin or utilize [...]
The Camping Cure: Go RVing to recharge your mind, body and spirit
May 27, 2011 by Good Sam · 1 Comment
Good Sam members already know that RVing is a rewarding, fun-filled pastime. According to medical experts (and countless veteran RVers), camping also offers potential cures for some of the negative aspects of today’s demanding daily routines. Let’s talk about the ways that RVing can help you stay healthy and strong by promoting physical fitness, challenging [...]
South to Bend
April 21, 2011 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
By Dee Reed Stretch your Rally fun by taking a day trip or an extended visit before or after the event to Bend, Oregon. Since you’ll already be in Redmond, July 14-17, it’ll be easy to head 17 miles south to Bend for another great RV experience. You don’t need to worry about where you’ll [...]
Healthy Parks, Healthy People
April 21, 2011 by Good Sam · 6 Comments
On April 7, National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis announced a major new service-wide Healthy Foods Strategy, to provide healthy food options to all national park visitors. Jarvis made the announcement as part of the Healthy Parks Healthy People U.S. conference, a two-day forum in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area co-hosted by NPS, [...]
How would you pay a $10,030 hospital bill?
January 27, 2011 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
That’s the average cost of a nearly five-day hospital stay these days.2 What if you become sick or hurt and are hospitalized Sure, your current health insurance plan or Medicare will pay part of the bill. But there are deductibles, copayments, and benefit limitations that most plans don’t pay. Then there are all the little [...]
Shaping up for Your Valentine … and Yourself
January 25, 2011 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
by Paula Loehr, R.N. Over the years, your doctor has probably convinced you that limiting caloric intake and upping the exercise quotient will improve your overall health and fitness. After all, it’s commonly known that obesity and a sedentary lifestyle can lead to major health problems such as diabetes and osteoarthritis, as well as diseases [...]
Doctors Promote Health Benefits of Outdoor Activity
December 2, 2010 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
Courtesty of RVBusiness.com A multi-agency effort is underway, spearheaded by Derrick Crandall, president of the American Recreation Coalition (ARC); orthopedic surgeon and former Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) media spokesman Dr. Michael Suk; and family physician Dr. Daphne Miller, to educate healthcare providers about the value of physical activity in the outdoors. “It is common [...]
This one mistake could cost you …
November 30, 2010 by Good Sam · 1 Comment
Many members make the mistake of believing their basic health insurance plan or Medicare will pay for all their treatment costs if they get cancer. Unfortunately, they find out too late that there are deductibles, copays, policy maximums and coverage exclusions when it comes to your treatment. All these can add up to a lot [...]
