December 7th marks the end of Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period, but beneficiaries may still have options for changing coverage in the new year.
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Get everything you need for Medicare Open Enrollment to explore coverage, compare plans, and see what Medicare will cost in 2020.
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This interview with retiring Nevada SHIP Director Wanda Brown offers insights on the importance of creating well-coordinated partnerships, the integral role volunteers play in state outreach efforts, and how changes in the low-income Medicare beneficiary population has impacted program outreach efforts.
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Discover 5 key resources about benefits access and economic security that were highlighted at the 2019 Age+Action conference.
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Get tools that explain how the Medicare Savings Programs can help people buy into Medicare Parts A & B outside of regular enrollment periods and without a late enrollment penalty.
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Our Benefits 101 slides and webinar series provides an introduction to the core benefits available to help low-income Medicare beneficiaries pay for health care, prescriptions, food, and utilities.
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Retiring APPRISE and MIPPA Director Darlene Sampson shares insights and tips on partnerships and benefits outreach in this interview reflecting on her 11 years of service in Pennsylvania.
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Twenty-five new organizations have joined the NCOA’s national network of Benefits Enrollment Centers, providing personalized assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries to access programs that help pay for health care, prescriptions, food, utilities, and more.
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Download these flyers to educate clients about their Medicare options when deciding which coverage might be best for their situation.
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Download several new resources that educate benefits counselors about the options available to help their clients who have trouble affording their medications.
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In May 2018, the Center for Benefits held a regional conference to highlight benefits access in the southern U.S. Find conference resources and presentations here.
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Learn about the different opportunities your clients have to switch Medicare coverage outside of the annual Open Enrollment Period.
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Discover how MIPPA state grantees are reaching four special populations with their benefits outreach efforts.
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Looking for benefits information and outreach materials for non-English speakers? Check out our compendium of multi-language materials and links.
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Learn more about durable medical equipment (DME) coverage rules under Medicare in this suite of new resources developed for us by the Medicare Rights Center.
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Find several new resources on hospital discharge planning and transitions developed for us by the Medicare Rights Center.
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NCOA’s Center for Benefits Access has awarded grants to 15 additional organizations to become part of our growing Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC) network.
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Download presentations and access recordings from recent webinars from NCOA’s Center for Benefits Access.
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States have exercised varying flexibility in changing their income and asset guidelines for the Medicare Savings Programs. Discover which states have increased income thresholds, and which have eliminated the MSP asset test.
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