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Eileen Cook October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Don’t overlook changes to your Medicare plan

The Medicare annual open enrollment is taking place now until December 7th. Each year, during this time, you can review

Aging CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

Is a Medicare Advantage plan worth it?

Is having no monthly premium worth signing up for Medicare Advantage? Some experts say no. According to ATI Advisory, a

Artificial Intelligence CMS Digital Technology Medicare - General

Eileen Cook October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 AI, CMS, Digital Technology, medicare, Older Adults

Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Luddites

(Author: Drew Altman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 29, 2025) The conventional wisdom used to be that seniors

Alzheimer's/Dementia FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 ALZ-801, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Treatment, Older Adults

An Alzheimer’s pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR published October 29, 2025) In April, the future was looking bleak for an experimental Alzheimer’s

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Provider Network, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage Provider Networks Limit Enrollees to About Half of the Physicians in Their Area That Are Available to Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare, on Average

(Source – Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published October 27, 2025) With Medicare’s annual open enrollment period underway,

Aging Alzheimer's/Dementia

Eileen Cook October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Older Adults

Mental exercise can reverse a brain change linked to aging, study finds

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Scientists are reporting the first compelling evidence in people that cognitive training can boost levels

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Finding the right plan for you

It’s that time of the year again, Medicare Open Enrollment time. Medicare recipients can and should explore their Medicare coverage

Aging CMS Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 CBO, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

People with Medicare Will Face Higher Costs for Some Orphan Drugs Due to Changes in the New Tax and Budget Law

(Authors: Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 20, 2025) Changes are coming to Medicare’s

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicare's Provider Search Tool, Older Adults

Is Medicare’s New Provider Search Tool a Step in the Right Direction?

(Author Meredith Freed for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct 17, 2025) October 15th marked the first day of the

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What to Know About the Medicare Open Enrollment Period and Medicare Coverage Options

(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Tricia Neuman, Juliette Cubanski, and Meredith Freed for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct