The many options offered by Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans were a bit confusing even before health insurance was rushed back onto center stage in Washington D.C. Reporter Rebecca Havely has this story on how senior and disabled residents can take the guesswork out of choosing the right plan…
The non-profit Council on Aging’s Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program helps senior and disabled residents get unbiased individualized counseling on Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, and other health insurance topics. A state-registered representative, trained to answer your coverage questions free of charge, will be at the Twentynine Palms Senior Center on Adobe Road Friday July 21, from 9 to 11 a.m. If you have questions or want more information about benefits, coverage or enrollment, prescription drug coverage, Medigap or supplemental policies, limited income assistance, long term care insurance, and even legal assistance with Medicare appeals or administrative hearings, plan to attend Thursday’s Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program. For more information, call program host Reach Out Morongo Basin at 760-361-1410.
