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When it comes to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, you must understand these reforms in advance to make appropriate changes during Medicare’s annual enrollment period.

Financial crimes against older Americans are a growing problem. People living with dementia are at an especially high risk of becoming victims.

The Medicare enrollment period is now open for people 65 and older. The biggest mistake people make is automatically renewing the same Medicare plan each year, without reviewing their coverage.

The Franklin County Area Agency on Aging is reminding seniors that the annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period begins Oct. 15 and closes Dec. 7.

There's quite a few things to be happy about here.

Medicare open enrollment season started Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7, and this year there will be more plan choices, more benefit offerings, and potentially some cost savings on medications. There also will be more reason to scrutinize your existing plans and weigh your options. During open enrollment, you can make changes such as join, switch, or drop a private insurer’s Medicare Advantage plan ...

Eighty percent of adults think the cost of prescription drugs is unreasonable, according to a KFF poll. It’s the reason people aren’t taking their medications as prescribed.

More than 60 million Medicare beneficiaries are in the thick of the annual election period. It can be overwhelming.

Are you a Medicare beneficiary? Medicare Open Enrollment takes place Oct. 15 through Dec. 7.

/PRNewswire/ -- (Family Features) If youre enrolled in Medicare, its important to remember Medicare Open Enrollment is open through Dec. 7 each year. It is...