Medicare Enrollment help set for Carroll, Chariton and Saline counties

Care Connection for Aging Services will offer free one-on-one, unbiased Medicare Part D help from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 at its senior centers in Carroll, Chariton, and Saline counties.
Care Manager Robyn Kistler will help people with Part D comparisons and answer other Medicare questions on these days and times:
•Mondays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Marshall Senior Center, 14 E. Morgan. Call 660-886-9888 for an appointment.
•Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Salisbury Senior Center, 304 Broadway. Call 660-388-5431 for an appointment.
•Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carroll County Senior Center, 200 Lifecare Lane, in Carrollton. Call 660-542-0399 for an appointment.
Kistler also will be available by appointment only from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays in Carrollton and Marshall and will be by appointment only from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at the three centers.
Care Connection is partnering with CLAIM, Missouri’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program, to provide this service.
“The open enrollment time offers you the chance to review and reevaluate your coverage and the companies you choose, even if you are satisfied with your plan right now,” said Rona McNally, Director of Special Projects for Care Connection for Aging Services. “It’s a good idea to do this annually because your health needs, your prescriptions and the coverage a company provides all may change from year to year.”
Kistler also can help you get an estimate of out-of-pocket prescription costs, as well as search online for quality and customer service ratings from current plan members.
Open enrollment is the one time when all people with Medicare can make changes to their health and prescription drug plans for the next year. If you switch, the new plan will begin Jan. 1. If you stay with the same plan, any changes to coverage, benefits, or costs will begin Jan. 1.
Care Connection for Aging Services is a non-profit agency serving 13 counties in West Central Missouri – including Bates, Benton, Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline, St. Clair and Vernon. Its mission is to provide resources and services that empower people to create healthy aging experiences.