By TRUDY LIEBERMAN Rural Health News Service Last fall I followed a Hastings, Neb., woman as she shopped for health insurance for her husband and daughter. She was disabled and covered under Medicare. After three months of calling toll free numbers, visiting with insurance agents, talking to insurance exchange officials, she was frustrated and confused. …read more.

By TRUDY LIEBERMAN Rural Health News Service Once again it is Medicare open-enrollment season, the time for those on Medicare to choose how to cover the gaps in the government health program for seniors and people with disabilities. Once again beneficiaries in many parts of the country face a bewildering number of choices—far more than …read more.