With Medicare Open Enrollment Underway, Gillibrand Highlights Resources Available To Help Seniors Explore Their Options

With Medicare Open Enrollment Underway, Gillibrand Highlights Resources Available To Help Seniors Explore Their Options

Nov 10, 2025

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is offering seniors a slate of resources to help them navigate this year's Medicare Open Enrollment period.

During Medicare Open Enrollment, which started on October 15, 2025 and will last through December 7, 2025, beneficiaries can make changes to their Medicare coverage that will be effective on January 1, 2026. For example, seniors can switch between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, change their Medicare drug plan, or add on supplemental insurance. To learn more, seniors can visit Medicare.gov's Open Enrollment page.

As the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senator Gillibrand is also highlighting a list of resources available on the committee's website to help seniors explore the benefit options available to them. Some of these resources include:

• Find a health insurance counselor: Provides local, in-depth, and objective insurance counseling and assistance to Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and caregivers.
• Find and compare nursing homes, hospitals, and other providers: Lists information about health care providers and facilities based on individual needs.
• BenefitsCheckUp: Connects individuals with benefits they may qualify for.

For more information and additional helpful links, seniors and their caregivers should visit the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Resource Library.

Senator Gillibrand has worked throughout her career to protect and strengthen Medicare. In September, she called on the Trump administration to halt an experiment that would allow private insurance companies and AI tools to delay and deny care to certain Medicare beneficiaries. Earlier this year, she reintroduced the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, which would improve access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. She is also an original cosponsor of the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, which would lower the cost of some of the most expensive and commonly used prescription medications covered under Medicare Part D.

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