Free Medicare D Counseling

Free Medicare D Counseling
Offered by the Area Agency On Aging, Senior Linkage Line

It’s Time to Consider Your Options for Medicare Part D. The Annual Enrollment Period opens on November 15th and runs through December 31st for plans that go into effect on 1 January 2007. Now is the time to review your current needs to determine whether your plan is still working for you.

At Rainbow and Lincoln Park Centers volunteer counselors will utilize tools at www.Medicare.gov to help participants determine which prescription drug plan best meets their needs. Anyone who feels that a Medicare D plan will meet their needs can enroll during the appointment, or enroll at a later time. Anyone can use this web site to do individual research using the "Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder". At each community center site there will also be computers available for those who want to do the Medicare Part D program search independently without the assistance of a volunteer counselor.

Volunteer Counselors will help participants identify the best possible options for their individual circumstances. People using the computer to assess their options need to have a list of their prescription drugs and dosage instructions, or bring their prescription bottles with them to the computer lab.

At Rainbow Center, the lab will be reserved for Medicare Part D counseling on Mondays from 9 AM to 1 PM weekly through December 18. Appointments can be made for any Monday by calling 727-8147 Ext. 0 and talking to the volunteer receptionist.

At Lincoln Park Center the computer lab will be reserved for Medicare D counseling on Tuesdays from 11 AM to 3 PM weekly through December 19. Appointments can be made for any Tuesday by calling 722-4107 Ext. 0 and talking to the volunteer receptionist. Walk-ins can be accepted at each center between appointments.