Medicare Annual Enrollment Period for Part D and Medicare Advantage plans is October 15th through December 7th, with coverage beginning January 1st. This is an opportunity for you to shop around for a plan that will best meet your needs next year. By completing a comparison at Senior Services, you may decide to switch to another plan that has lower out-of-pocket costs.
Health Benefits Team: Kay Burton, Grace Daines, Tracy Perry, Amy Pentkowski, Brenda Gordert (not pictured), Kristin Lance, Mary Lou Laughner, Laura Norcutt, Kerry Smith (staff) and Barb Zebley-Oldani LBSW (staff)
Senior Services has State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) certified staff and volunteers to assist you. Senior Services can assist with the following:
- Explore Medicare Part D and/or Medicare Advantage Plans.
- Compare your current plan with two additional plans available for next year based on your current situation and medications.
- Review the plans’ coverage, premium, deductible and copayments.
- Review or assist with plan enrollment if you decide to switch plans.
- For those who are new to Medicare, we can assist with a comparison and initial enrollment in a plan.
- For those who appear eligible, we can assist with applications to Social Security Extra Help and/or the Department of Health and Human Services Medicare Savings Program.
Senior Services trained staff and volunteers are here to help. If you have never received assistance from us before, please call our Health Benefits Assistance Hotline at 989-633-3748. You will be asked to leave a message including your name, date of birth, phone number and address. You may also request this compare worksheet through our secure website at SeniorServicesMidland.org/Medicare-worksheet-request-form. A compare worksheet will be mailed to you.
This compare worksheet needs to be completed and returned with your current information before we can schedule an appointment. It is important to complete the worksheet in its entirety; incomplete information will delay your assistance.
If you have received help from us in the past year, you should have already received your worksheet. If you did not receive a compare worksheet in the mail, please call our Health Benefits Assistance Hotline at 989-633-3748 to request one. You may also request this compare worksheet online at our secure website listed above.
Don’t miss out on this important opportunity to explore plan options. It’s time to learn and decide on your Medicare coverage for 2026. Call 989-633-3748 – we are here to help.
