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From ChatGPT to strength training: Here’s how 100-year-olds are thriving

(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) A new survey of centenarians finds people who make it to 100 are not letting

Eileen Cook December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 AI, ChatGPT, Older Adults

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

Medicare changes for 2026

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 and over. Medicare is divided into four parts:

Eileen Cook December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 CMS, deductible, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Premium Hike

Aging Caregiver End of Life Hospice/Home Health Services

More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.

(By Halle Parker, Verite News published by KFF Health News) Liz Dunnebacke isn’t dying, but for a recent end-of-life care

Eileen Cook November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 Caregiver, End of Life, Home Health Services, Hospice, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Chart Reviews Increase Payments to Medicare Advantage Insurers for 1 in 6 Enrollees

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 20, 2025) Federal payments

Eileen Cook November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks

Eileen Cook November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Provider Network

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

Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Insulated from Affordability Challenges As Part B Premiums Rise in 2026

(By Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation published Nov 17, 2025) Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

Eileen Cook November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, IRMAA, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Part B

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

2026 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles

(Source - www.cms.gov) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2026 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for

Eileen Cook November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

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

Don’t overlook provider network

We are currently in the Medicare Open Enrollment period, during which Medicare recipients can make changes to their Medicare coverage.

Eileen Cook November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Open enrollment, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Provider Network

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Before you sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan

Medicare Advantage health plans have experienced steady growth in recent years, and by 2025, they had reached 54 percent of

Eileen Cook November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults

CMS Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare Advantage

Grocery benefit use for dual-eligible MA beneficiaries linked to increased office visits

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Use of a grocery card benefit by Medicare Advantage dual-eligible enrollees correlated

Eileen Cook November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 CMS, Dual Eligible, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults