Episode 372: Medicare Changes That Will Affect You in 2025 with Sarah Anderson
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Episode 372: Medicare Changes That Will Affect You in 2025 with Sarah Anderson

Open enrollment is underway! And if you're one of the 25% of people living with MS who get their coverage through Medicare, there are some major changes coming in 2025. So, it's especially important that you review your prescription drug coverage to make sure you're enrolled in the Medicare Part D plan that's best for you.

Sarah Anderson, pharmacist and senior director of clinical resources and programming at the National MS Society, joins me to help us decipher those changes and navigate the sometimes confusing world of health insurance.

We'll also tell you about a research team that's editing human DNA to promote myelin repair.

We'll share the results of a study that offers some surprising evidence about the quality of MS care for women in France.

We'll explain why a study that shows people with MS are at a higher risk for being diagnosed with cancer may not be as scary as it sounds.

In my conversation with Dawn Schottlandt, you'll hear the story of In My Running Shoes and learn how people with MS and other disabilities can benefit from their work.

And we'll give you all the details about artist Elizabeth Jameson's exhibition, An Intimate Journey, which opens in New York on Saturday, October 19th.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

This Week: Open Enrollment has begun :22

Researchers succeed in editing human DNA to promote myelin repair 1:14

Research reveals women with MS are often undertreated in France 3:38

Are people with MS more likely to develop cancer? 6:18

Dawn Schottlandt explains why she founded In My Running Shoes and how you might benefit 9:12

Elizabeth Jameson's art exhibition, An Intimate Journey, opens in New York on Saturday 16:01

Sarah Anderson explains the changes to Medicare in 2025 18:04

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STUDY: CRISPR-Edited ES-Derived Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells Improve Remyelination in Rodents
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52444-w

STUDY: Cancer Risk Among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209885

In My Running Shoes
https://inmyrunninigshoes.org

Elizabeth Jameson exhibition at the Positive Exposure Gallery
https://positiveexposure.org/event/41014

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Guests: Dawn Schottlandt and Sarah Anderson

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