{"id":25048,"date":"2025-10-20T09:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25048"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:18:05","slug":"is-medicares-new-provider-search-tool-a-step-in-the-right-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25048","title":{"rendered":"Is Medicare\u2019s New Provider Search Tool a Step in the Right Direction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Author Meredith Freed for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Oct 17, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 15th marked the first day of the Medicare annual open enrollment period when beneficiaries can revisit their Medicare coverage options. Plan features may change from year to year, as may the health and financial situations of beneficiaries. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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