Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK)

The East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging (ECKAAA) will present in 2023, four New to Medicare trainings on Wednesday, January 18, April 19, July 19, and Oct 11.  The training will be conducted at the Area Agency Aging and will begin at 10:00 a.m. Registration is required and a donation of $10 is requested. 

The New to Medicare trainings help newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries:

• Understand Medicare enrollment dates, procedures and penalties
• Understand what Medicare covers and how much plan benefits cost
• Understand how Medicare works with current employee coverage, retiree coverage, federal benefits or military benefits
• Understand how to compare drug plans, Medicare advantage plans and Medicare supplemental plans

We recommend this training for anyone who will be new to Medicare or retiring within the next few months.

Call 785-242-7200 to register. 

 DID YOU ENROLL IN A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN FOR 2023 AND NOW HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT DECISION??

If you switched to a Medicare Advantage Plan or to a different Medicare Advantage Plan and are not happy with the decision you made during the recent Open Enrollment Perion, Medicare provides a way that you can undo that decision or switch to a different Medicare Advantage Plan.

Beginning on January 1st through March 31, 2023, Medicare has a Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period. During this time, if you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan and want to change your health plan, you can do one of these:

• Switch to a different Medicare Advantage Plan with or without drug coverage
• Go back to Original Medicare and, if needed, also join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan 
• Your coverage will start the first day of the month after you ask to join the plan.

In addition, if you are new to Medicare and enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan during your Initial Enrollment Period, you can change to another Medicare Advantage Plan (with or without drug coverage) or go back to Original Medicare (with or without a drug plan) within the first 3 months you have Medicare.

If you have questions about your Medicare, call ECKAAA and we will gladly help you review your options.  (785) 242-7200.