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Medicare ANOC: Why You Must Read the Annual Notice of Change 0
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- October 8, 2025
If you have a Medicare Advantage plan or a Part D prescription drug plan, you get an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) each September. This annual notice alerts you to important changes in your Medicare Advantage plan or your Part D drug plan that will take effect starting January 1 of the upcoming year. The
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Medicare, Explained 0
- Health
- October 7, 2025
Medicare. It’s how most seniors get health insurance. But there’s nothing healthy about the frustration, annoyance, and tension you are likely to feel as you try to sort through all the options and find the right Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage coverage for your needs. What is Medicare and When Do You Sign Up? Medicare
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Emergency Room Checklist 0
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- April 23, 2025
A trip to the emergency room isn’t the kind of “trip” anyone plans for. And it’s one that no one wants to take. Nevertheless, it’s a trip that many of us have to deal with at some point — especially as we, or our loved ones, age. And that’s why a bit of “just in
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Living with Arthritis: Tools and Tips for Everyday Tasks 0
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- March 6, 2025
When you’re living with arthritis or other conditions that make movement difficult, managing daily activities can be challenging. A critical part of managing your condition is following your doctors’ recommendations for exercise, physical therapy, medications, assistive devices and healthy living. But if you are one of the 58 million people in the U.S. who have
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Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (January 1-March 31)0
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- January 2, 2025
If you have an Original Medicare policy, you probably have heard about the Medicare open enrollment period. That’s the time running from October 15 to December 7 when you can change your Medicare, supplemental Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. (This article explains the different kinds of Medicare insurance available.) If you have a Medicare Advantage
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Important Medicare Part D Changes for 2025 in Your Annual Notice of Change 0
- Health, Money
- October 7, 2024
Big changes in Medicare Part D (prescription insurance) go into effect in January 2025. The changes may have a significant impact on your costs and prescription drug coverage under your current Medicare Part D plan or your Medicare Advantage plan. That makes it critically important this year to read the Annual Notice of Change that
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