A provision in the state Senate budget could sink our SHIIP program. SHIIP stands for the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program. Tens of thousands of North Carolina seniors seek help from ...

UnitedHealthcare is dropping its SilverSneakers program, an optional benefit. This story is from Kaiser Health News John Garland Graves was taken aback when he walked into his McKinleyville, Calif., ...

SALEM, Ore. — Medicare Open Enrollment for 2026 plans began Oct. 15 and remains open through Dec. 7. This is the time when people with Medicare can review their current coverage and make changes for ...

Diane Slezak, president and CEO of AgeOptions, has worked in the aging services sector helping to meet the needs of seniors for nearly 50 years. “I have never encountered a moment as challenging and ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Over the last few weeks, dozens of Medicare Advantage plans have been canceled. In response to the cancelations, Lifespan is holding a workshop to help seniors go through the options ...

ADDISON COUNTY — County residents on Medicare Advantage individual plans will all lose their current health insurance for 2026, unless they act soon. That's because only three private companies ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. - New Hanover County will offer free help to senior residents with Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period. The NHC Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) helps individuals ...

Seniors in the south suburbs and across the country are in the midst of what can be a challenging and confusing period — Medicare open enrollment season. They need to get up to speed on changes in ...

North Carolina's SHIIP program, which provides free Medicare counseling to seniors, faces potential elimination of state funding in the Senate budget. In 2024, SHIIP helped North Carolina Medicare ...