Medicare

Local SHIP staffers were booked solid early in October — basically as soon as Vermonters learned that most Medicare Advantage plans would exit the state next year. But there are still resources to help you navigate this moment.

As Medicare open enrollment begins, a new national report ranks Vermont as the best state in the country for how well Medicare serves its residents. But it comes amid big changes to the state's health insurance market.

As insurers pull out of Vermont’s Medicare Advantage market, tens of thousands of residents will have to find new coverage before the end of year.

The accountable care organization will close by the end of 2025. OneCare worked to lower health care costs and improve patient outcomes by moving away from a fee-for-service payment model.

This year Vermont lawmakers asked health care regulators to study options for regulating prescription drug costs for Vermonters.

Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with pharmacists from Vermont communities about the joys and struggles of their business.

Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most.

This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak explores the Medicare enrollment process with a specialist from the Central Vermont Council on Aging and a Springfield Hospital physician.

Vermont's U.S. Attorney says Brattleboro Memorial Hospital allegedly submitted bills to Medicare and Medicaid without the proper documentation.BMH paid…

Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to make his "Medicare for all" health care plan a top priority for the Democrats in the 2018 elections. But a number of moderate…