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What happens if the current coverage I have along with my Medicare leaves the market in 2026? This is a question that people with UCare Medicare Advantage plans throughout Minnesota may be asking since they will no longer be sold. In 2026, Prairie Five’s service area of Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine counties, HealthPartners will only sell Medicare Advantage plans in Swift County. Current HealthPartners Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in the other four counties will also need to make a change for the upcoming year. If your Medicare Advantage plan is leaving the market, you should have received notice of this from the insurance company.

Ready, set, action is a famous phrase used in filmmaking to signal the start of a scene and cue the actors to start performing. Today I don’t expect you to start performing – but instead remind you that the film is about to start and we hope you are taking action to join us!

Medicare Open Enrollment begins October 15th and runs through December 7th. This is an important time of year for any Medicare beneficiary who has a standalone Part D prescription drug plan, a Medicare Advantage plan, or a Cost plan to review what their coverage for 2026 will look like if they remain on their current plan and see if there may be a more suitable option. Participating will be necessary this year for those with UCare Medicare Advantage plans as they will no longer be available in 2026. If you’d like to get a time scheduled for a plan comparison, let’s get that scheduled now at 320-226-8861.

I have referred to my recovery from alcoholism many times in my writing. One of the things I’ve learned in recovery is that being grateful can change how I feel—when things are good, they are better when I am grateful, and when things go wrong, it isn’t as painful when I am grateful for other things. Being grateful can give me a different outlook on what is happening around me. Even as people of faith, sometimes it is hard to imagine all that we have are blessings from God. It’s so easy to forget to be grateful for the little things, and even for the big things, and sometimes for the things we don’t have. I have learned that when I am grateful, I look more at what I have than what I don’t have. It’s often talked about as being an attitude of abundance.

The Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN) is excited to offer another Free Movie Event on Oct. 22nd! MAMLN will be once again partnering with the Millennium Theater in Montevideo to host this great event! There will be two showings – the first at 2 pm and the second at 6 pm. Seating at the theater is limited, so once capacity is reached, we may have to turn people away! Come early to guarantee your seat.

I have referred to my recovery from alcoholism many times in my writing. One of the things I’ve learned in recovery is that being grateful can change how I feel—when things are good, they are better when I am grateful, and when things go wrong, it isn’t as painful when I am grateful for other things. Being grateful can give me a different outlook on what is happening around me. Even as people of faith, sometimes it is hard to imagine all that we have are blessings from God. It’s so easy to forget to be grateful for the little things, and even for the big things, and sometimes for the things we don’t have. I have learned that when I am grateful, I look more at what I have than what I don’t have. It’s often talked about as being an attitude of abundance.