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AARP Massachusetts Helps Offer Free Advice during Medicare's Open-Enrollment Period
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(OPEN):
MEDICARE'S ANNUAL OPEN-ENROLLMENT STARTS EARLY THIS YEAR--ON SATURDAY
[OCTOBER 15TH]--AND RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH. MORE THAN
ONE-MILLION MASSACHUSETTS-SENIORS WILL NEED TO DECIDE IF THEIR
CURRENT MEDICARE-PLAN IS THE RIGHT ONE, FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.
A-A-R-P MASSACHUSETTS DIRECTOR, DEBORAH BANDA, SAYS...
(BANDA):
"A LOT CAN
HAPPEN IN A YEAR: YOU MAY HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A NEW
MEDICAL-CONDITION, CHANGED MEDICATIONS, OR EVEN MOVED. YOUR
MEDICARE-PLAN MAY HAVE ALSO CHANGED."
(BRIDGE):
THE STATE'S "SHINE"-PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE HELP TO
SENIORS WHO ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE MAZE OF MEDICARE-OPTIONS.
"SHINE" DIRECTOR, CYNTHIA PHILLIPS, SAYS...
(PHILLIPS):
"FIGURING OUT
WHICH MEDICARE-PLAN BEST MEETS YOUR NEEDS CAN BE CONFUSING. OUR
COUNSELORS ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE COMPLEX QUESTIONS ABOUT
MEDICARE-SUPPLEMENTS, 'MEDICARE ADVANTAGE', PRESCRIPTION-DRUG
ASSISTANCE-PROGRAMS, AND MORE."
(CLOSE):
CALL YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL-ON-AGING OR SENIOR-CENTER, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH A "SHINE"-COUNSELOR. TO READ A-A-R-P'S GUIDE ON UNDERSTANDING
MEDICARE, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"M-A".
