Some residents await Medicare Advantage news in Coos County

By: Lisa D. Connell

Outlets: Berlin Sun

Published: October 21, 2026

Words: 308

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago


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BERLIN – Sign-ups for those eligible for Medicare are underway even as who the Medicare Advantage company will be for northern New Hampshire remains unknown.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte contacted Mehmet Oz, M.D., after learning of a situation that alarmed area residents on social media, that there would not be a Medicare Advantage plan offered for 2027 in Coos County.

Oz is the 17th administrator for the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

“I thank Administrator Oz and CMS …

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