Humana dropping plans covering 600,000 Medicare members in 2027

Hundreds of thousands of members may lose their current plan, with notice letters expected to arrive in September, so watch your mail closely.

Insurers are dumping Medicare Advantage plans

This explains how many seniors could be affected as companies pull back, helping you understand whether your own coverage may change.

Why Medicare Advantage plans are being cut, and what to do

It offers plain steps to take if your coverage ends, so you can find a new plan without panic during the switch.

Spokane nursing home evacuated after first fire-related death

A nursing home evacuation tied to a deadly fire is a reminder that safety planning matters for older residents and their families.

Warning signs of Medicare and Social Security scams

Scammers often target seniors, and knowing the warning signs can help protect your benefits, your money, and your personal information.

Travel & Leisure

Travel news for older adults highlights whether airlines actually offer senior discounts and what to know before booking. Retirement experts also weighed in, naming a single top wellness destination for seniors seeking relaxation and good health.

Do Airlines Offer Senior Discounts? Here’s What Travelers Need to Know · Travel + Leisure

Leisure travel employers urged to rethink blanket non-compete clauses · TTG Media

We Asked 5 Retirement Pros for the Best Wellness Destination for Seniors—and They All Picked the Same Place · Travel + Leisure

Medicare, Social Security & Benefits

Insurers are dropping many Medicare Advantage plans, a change that could affect a large number of older adults. Meanwhile, a new estimate points to a possibly larger Social Security cost-of-living raise in 2027, and a town hall in Woodland brought Social Security leaders together to discuss the program's future.

Health insurers are dumping Medicare Advantage plans. Here’s how many seniors could be affected. · MarketWatch

Seniors could see a bigger raise in 2027, according to new Social Security COLA estimate · Yahoo Finance

THOMPSON, FORMER SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSIONER O’MALLEY, AND PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE RICHTMAN HOST SOCIAL SECURITY TOWN HALL IN WOODLAND · mikethompson.house.gov

Money & Retirement

New figures highlight typical retirement savings for people ages 35 to 44, showing how their balances compare with peers. Meanwhile, New Jersey is expanding a program to help privately employed workers who lack retirement savings.

Retirement Savings for Ages 35 to 44: Typical Balances and How You Compare to Peers · Investopedia

Representative Bird Releases Statement in Response to "Retirement at Risk: The Political Economy of Public Pension Governance" Article · Ohio House of Representatives (.gov)

No retirement savings? NJ broadens program for privately employed · NJ Spotlight News

Food & Nutrition

This month marks Senior Nutrition Program Month, with agencies working to promote health and independence for older adults. Coverage also looks at food insecurity among seniors and efforts to make nutrition programs run more efficiently.

County IT Team Helps Senior Nutrition Program Improve Efficiency · Santa Clara County (.gov)

Get the Facts on Food Insecurity and Older Adults · The National Council on Aging (NCOA)

Aging and Adult Services – Public Guardian promotes health and independence during Senior Nutrition Program Month · San Bernardino County (.gov)

Health & Wellness

New research highlights fresh directions in healthy aging, including a study finding that older adults with a strong sense of purpose showed slower biological aging on DNA-based clocks — a difference equal to about two years. Scientists also explored how travel and tourism may improve health satisfaction among older adults in China.

A New Chapter in Healthy Aging · University of Utah Health

Older adults with a strong sense of purpose showed measurably slower epigenetic ageing on several DNA-based biological clocks — an association equivalent to roughly two years of biological age between people with high and low purpose, though researc · ScienceBlog.com

Identifying the interactive pathways shaping health satisfaction among Chinese older adults with tourism participation · Nature

Technology & Online Safety

A free technology training session for seniors is scheduled for August 28 in Greencastle. Other coverage looks at the most common online scams aimed at older adults and highlights some of the best laptops suited to their needs.

Free Technology Training for Seniors Set for Aug. 28 in Greencastle · Franklin County Free Press

What Are the Top Online Scams Targeting Older Adults? · The National Council on Aging (NCOA)

The Best Laptops for Older Adults · The New York Times

Senior Living & Housing

Today's coverage spans a leadership profile featuring Kire Madsen of Activated Insights and a proposal to relocate a soccer field to make room for a senior living community. One report also describes an assisted living facility facing scrutiny after a resident's drinking episode.

Voices: Kire Madsen, VP of Customer Operations, Activated Insights · Senior Housing News

Soccer field may be relocated for senior living community · Mon Valley Independent

Man's bender has assisted living facility in hot water · FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Caregiving & Family

A growing conversation is highlighting the quiet emotional weight carried by family caregivers, including one woman who once flinched at the word after her husband's brain injury. In a notable shift, Medicaid now recognizes caregiving as work.

She spent years as a caregiver. The emotional toll mounted quietly. · The Washington Post

Medicaid Now Recognizes Caregiving as Work · AARP

Woman Whose Husband Was Left with Life-Altering TBI Says She ‘Used to Physically Flinch’ at the Term ‘Caregiver’ (Exclusive) · People.com