Medicare Advantage cuts push millions of seniors to find new coverage͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | | | | Today Medicare Advantage cuts push millions of seniors to find new coverageGood morning. Big changes are coming to Medicare Advantage. Major insurers, including Humana and UnitedHealthcare, say they are ending plans that cover about one million seniors. News reports say millions of people across the country are now scrambling to find new coverage before the plans end. The effects are being felt close to home. Reports describe retirees in Illinois losing coverage as a hospital system drops certain plans, Iowans trying to understand their options, and a new carrier stepping in for two New Hampshire counties. Experts remind people that a low premium means little if you cannot get timely care. In other news, the federal government announced a $275 million effort to bring more nurses and workers into nursing homes. And two people died in a fire that destroyed a senior living facility in Clinton, Mississippi. |
What we're tracking | • | Money & Retirement The process for claiming survivor retirement benefits has been made simpler. Meanwhile, pension funds are increasingly tied to artificial intelligence investments, and savings left behind at former jobs are quietly going astray. Read it |
| • | Health & Wellness A Philadelphia event celebrated healthy aging and community for older adults, while new guidance focused on women's health after 40. A health insurer also filed a lawsuit over federal ratings for its senior plans. Read it |
| • | Medicare, Social Security & Benefits Humana and UnitedHealthcare are ending some Medicare Advantage plans next year, affecting about one million people, while others worry that Medicaid cuts could limit living options for seniors in central Illinois. Read it |
| • | Caregiving & Family Today's reports highlight how caregiving responsibilities fall more heavily on women, with a widening gap between women and men and effects that can slow career advancement. Read it |
| • | Senior Living & Housing An assisted living company dismissed a regional administrator following an Iowa resident's death, and a fire at a Clinton senior living facility claimed two lives. Elsewhere, a community welcomed plans for the new Silver Creek Senior Housing. Read it |
| • | Travel & Leisure Today's travel news spotlights older adults, with tips on common airport security missteps, a ranking of the 20 best countries for senior travelers and retirees, and a look at whether airlines still offer senior discounts. Read it |
| • | Technology & Online Safety Today's stories highlight high school seniors teaching older adults around the world how to use technology, along with guides to the best laptops and a look at how wearable devices are helping seniors live better. Read it |
| • | Food & Nutrition Several programs are working to help older adults get fresh, healthy food, including the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and local senior nutrition services that are improving access and efficiency. Read it |
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Sources Retirement of survivor: the procedure for benefiting from the scheme has been simplified — Service Public Politicians Are Turning Against AI, but Your Pension Is Riding on It — WSJ Retirement savings are drifting across old jobs — Empower Art of Aging: PCA's 14th annual Senior Strut promotes healthy aging and community among older adults — 6abc Philadelphia Centene sues feds over low ratings for senior health plans — STLtoday.com Women’s Health After 40: The New Rules for Healthy Aging — Hackensack Meridian Health Humana, UnitedHealthcare ending Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors, insurers say — CBS News Is your Medicare Advantage plan ending next year? Here's what to know — NPR Some in central Illinois worry Medicaid cuts will reduce living options for seniors — IPM Newsroom Women, Work and Caregiving Through the Arc of Family Life — Pew Research Center Caregiving Gap Between Women And Men Has Grown — U.S. News & World Report Accounting MOVE Project Finds Caregiving Slowing Partner Advancement — Inside Public Accounting After Iowan’s death, assisted living company fires regional administrator — Iowa Capital Dispatch Village excited about Silver Creek Senior Housing — Observer Today Two lives lost after fire at a senior living facility in Clinton — Mississippi Public Broadcasting TSA Agents Say Senior Travelers Make These 3 Major Mistakes at Security—and What to Do Instead — Travel + Leisure These Are the 20 Best Countries for Senior Travelers and Retirees to Visit—and No. 1 Has Safety, Walkability, and Great Food — Yahoo Do Airlines Offer Senior Discounts? Here’s What Travelers Need to Know — Yahoo These US high school seniors teach older adults around the world how to use technology — WGAL The Best Laptops for Older Adults — The New York Times |
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