Your first opportunity to sign up for Medicare begins three months before the month of your 65th birthday and ends three months after that month. If you missed that initial seven-month Medicare enrollment window, you can sign up for coverage during the program's general enrollment window. That occurs from Jan. 1 through March 31 every year.

Formularies, pharmacy networks and cost sharing for prescriptions may change even if the premiums do not,” says Gretchen Jacobson, vice president of the Medicare program at t

Other resources in the Great Bend area include Volunteers in Action who are SHICK trained. They will be accepting appointments starting on Oct. 17 and you can call 620-792-1614 to make an appointment. Director Linn Hogg says, “Our goal is to help you find the lowest out-of-pocket plan available.”

A recent high school grad who built the world’s first AI-powered, easy-to-use mobile app to allow seniors and Medicare agents to instantly get accurate prescription information with a snap of a photo, announces the launch of CheckRx.

It's that time of year again — open enrollment is approaching for Medicare recipients. In 2023, there were about 1.3 million Missourians enrolled in Medicare, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That means about one in five ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced the start of the Medicare open enrollment period, a crucial time for beneficiaries to evaluate their healthcare coverage options.