Announcements

Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) warns that advancements in AI and technology have made scammers increasingly dangerous, worsening the impact of Medicare fraud on older adults. Medicare open enrollment runs from October 15 through December 7, and scammers are actively targeting Medicare beneficiaries with fake plan offers, phishing texts, and…

NEI3A has developed a Medicare Open Enrollment toolkit! Please see the following links for various resources around Medicare and Medicare Open Enrollment: SHIP help, Medigap, Turning 65, and SHIP TA Center Facebook page.

Every three years the Iowa SILC reaches out for input from people around the state who have disabilities. This feedback is used to develop their Statewide Plan for Independent Living (SPIL). Please consider taking this survey.  For more information, visit Survey | Iowa SILC.

This information was taken from the HOME Project Newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter, visit Iowa HHS Home Project. The Waiver Priority Needs Assessment, or WPNA, is an optional way for people on a waitlist to tell Iowa HHS about urgent needs or changes to their needs. To learn more,…

Iowa Insurance Division Press Release October 15, 2026 The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Plans opened October 15, 2026, and runs through December 7, 2026. Ahead of this year’s enrollment window, more than 87,000 Iowa Medicare beneficiaries received notice that their current…

The Medicare open enrollment period (OEP) is coming up from October 15- December 7. This is the annual opportunity for all Medicare beneficiaries to review their Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription plan changes for the year ahead and compare options for enrollment starting January 1. For more information, please…