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Here are key deadlines for Medicare Advantage open enrollment: Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2025:  You can switch from Medicare to Medicare Advantage or do the reverse and return to Original Medicare. You can also switch Medicare Advantage plans or change prescription drug plans, known as Part D. If you did not enroll in Part D plans when you were first eligible for Medicare, you can do so during this period. Jan. 1, 2026:  Changes made during fall enrollment will take effect. Jan. 1 to... Read More

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making significant changes for 2026 to its Medicare Plan Finder tool, which enrollees use to select plans. The federal agency will require each Medicare Advantage plan to include its provider network list so enrollees can determine if their preferred doctors and hospitals are in-network. The Medicare Plan Finder will also include more details about Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, such as weight management programs, enhanced... Read More

How to access help with Medicare Costs vary depending on the services and drugs you use. The best way to determine which plan is best for you and your particular situation is to use Medicare’s online Plan Finder, which allows you to factor in your health conditions and the medications you take and compare costs. Go to Medicare.gov and choose the “Find Health and Drug Plans” button. Florida’s Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) volunteer counselors provide free, unbiased... Read More

Florida’s 5 million Medicare enrollees will see significant changes in 2026 to premiums, deductibles and choices in plans. “You are going to need to pay close attention to your annual notice of change,” said Jenny Chumbley Hogue, a health insurance expert and contributor for medicareresources.org. In Florida, like many other markets, Medicare Advantage plans are shrinking, shifting and exiting pockets of the state. Some existing Medicare Advantage plans may not be available next year,... Read More

Rabbi Mark Goldman had a round-trip ticket to Israel over the summer, but his plans were canceled due to escalating tensions with Iran. The Plantation spiritual leader still wanted to make the trip, though, so he started brainstorming. He thought about news coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict and felt few of the pieces told the stories of average Israelis. Goldman started reaching out to Israeli friends, who connected him with acquaintances willing to talk about their experiences on Oct.... Read More

Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that “following outreach” from the DOJ, Facebook removed a “large group page” that was being used to target ICE officials. Meta said in a statement that the group “was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.” Meta is the latest tech company to restrict... Read More

General Daily Insight for October 15, 2025 Watch out, obstacles ahead! The instinctive Moon is lashing out at nervous Mercury, making it difficult for us to tell the difference between intuition and anxiety. There is a high chance that we’ll regret speaking out of turn if we’re not careful. The Moon then challenges Mars at 11:50 am EDT, adding an extra dose of frustration and impatience to the mix that can erupt in arguments and missed opportunities. Staying grounded today is easier... Read More

His suppliers haven’t even pulled traps yet, but Even Keel Fish Shack co-owner Dave MacLennan is so confident about this year’s stone crab haul that he’s already set the price for an all-you-can-eat special: $99. “Yeah, we’re being pretty brazen,” MacLennan said of his Lauderdale-by-the-Sea restaurant, with a laugh. “But we’ve gotten reports from the docks that there’s a decent amount of crab in the traps.” MacLennan isn’t alone in his optimism. Before Florida’s stone... Read More

A 16-year-old boy who died in a chain-reaction, four-car crash in Pompano Beach this summer, along with his 17-year-old St. Thomas Aquinas High School schoolmate, was speeding 45 mph over the limit when he crashed, according to an investigation concluded last month. Jayden Vico was driving a 2019 Mercedes Benz CLA 250 in the area of East Copans Road and Leisure Boulevard about 8 p.m. on June 20 with Richard Joseph Grable, 17, and three other teens as his passengers, the Broward Sheriff’s... Read More

A 15-year-old boy was injured in a shooting Monday night in Margate, police say. The shooting took place at 9:45 p.m. near the intersection of Rock Island Road and Forest Boulevard, according to Lt. Lori Hofer, a spokesperson for Margate Police. The boy was on foot at the time. He was transported as a trauma alert to Broward General Hospital, where he was “alert,” Hofer said, before he was taken into surgery. He remained in the hospital Tuesday in stable condition. Police do not... Read More