ADVANTAGE ISSUE #37 FALL 2025
Healthy Living Over 55
In this issue 1
Cover Story: Medicare Open Enrollment Offers Choices
4 Medicare Open Enrollment Overview 5 Chronic Heart Disease: The New Cardiac Killer 6 Ask the Doctor: What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer 8 Healthy Living Profile Harriet Chase: Living Proof 10 Prime Time: Advocacy Starts With You—Trusting Your Voice in Health Care 12 Upcoming Classes, Events and Support Groups COVER STORY
The proposed changes to Medicare Open Enrollment in 2026 are minor, but if you have had any major life changes, it’s always a good idea to review your coverage.
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Is Here Minor changes for 2026 mean you can reevaluate coverage or stay with your current plan. WRITTEN BY JOHN FERRARI
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t’s nice to have choices, and Medicare gives you choices. That’s true for new enrollees, for enrollees who have recently had a life change and for everyone during the Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP). Sometimes there are so many options that choosing the right Medicare plan can
seem daunting. But with a little knowledge, Medicare recipients can make choices that work for them during AEP. “First, it’s important to remember that the choices you make aren’t set in stone,” says licensed health insurance agent Vince Kelly. He suggests that after