Supplemental Insurance Helps Cancer Patients (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

(ARA) - A cancer diagnosis can be the beginning of a long journey filled with stress, emotion, and often physical pain. Families struggle not only with the trauma of what is happening to their beloved, but also with the financial burden that can accompany such an illness.

Hoxtell makes life easier for seniors (Fergus Falls Daily Journal)

When it comes to healthy aging Otter Tail County Coordinator on Aging Lyle Hoxtell works with senior citizens.

Many General Motors salaried retirees in limbo as they anxiously wait to hear whether switch in new health care ... (The Flint Journal)

DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- All across the county, thousands of General Motors salaried retirees scrambled to meet the Jan. 1 deadline to switch to individual health care coverage....

Hennepin County will end Medicare fee-for-service plan (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

North Star Advantage clients have from Jan. 1 to March 31 to switch to another plan.

Michigan BCBS Receives Warning About Alleged Improper Marketing Practices Of Medigap Policies (Medical News Today)

Michigan's Office of the Attorney General has issued a warning to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its agents to stop what state officials believe are improper marketing practices for supplemental Medicare policies, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Medigap policies help pay for physician visits and other medical services that are not covered under basic Medicare.