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This Nov. 8, 2018 file photo shows a page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook in Washington. In 2022, 48% of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans instead of original Medicare, and experts predict the number will be higher in 2023. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurers and bundle Medicare benefits in a way many people find appealing — but they also limit care to network providers, often require preapproval to see specialists and can saddle beneficiaries with high out-of-pocket costs for serious conditions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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Why do so many older adults choose Medicare Advantage?
By KATE ASHFORD OF NERDWALLET
Mon,01/23/23-8:50PM , 81 Reads
In 2022, 48% of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans instead of original Medicare, and experts predict that number will be higher in 2023.
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks with reporters at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Indianapolis. Holcomb did not commit on Tuesday to signing a bill approved last week by Republican legislators that would ban virtually all gender-affirming medical care for those younger than 18 in the state. Holcomb faces a Wednesday deadline to sign or veto the proposal. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)

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Indiana trans health care ban 'clear as mud,' governor says
By ARLEIGH RODGERS AND TOM DAVIES - Associated Press
Tue,04/04/23-1:24PM , 81 Reads
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Whether a ban all gender-affirming care for minors will become law in Indiana remains unclear after the state's Republican governor said Tuesday that the bill on his desk is “clear as mud.”
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AP correspondent Ed Donahue on Florida Travel Warning

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Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for anti-LGBTQ+ laws
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,05/23/23-2:06PM , 81 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S.
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Children dressed as angels march during an Easter parade in Seoul, South Korea, on April 9, 2023. A new law that went into effect Wednesday, June 28, formalizes the international age-counting method as standard in administrative and civil laws and encourages people to tally their own ages accordingly. The country's previous age-counting method made people a year or two older than they really are. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

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South Koreans grow younger overnight as the country changes how it counts people's ages
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Thu,06/29/23-6:11AM , 81 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As South Korea campaigns to retire an old and odd age-counting method that makes people a year or two older than they really are, children are among the few who seem most eager to stick with the past.
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