Aging Health Matters
This podcast will cover topics of interest to people who have Medicare. Episodes will include Medicare rights and health care. We hope you tune in for helpful tips that can improve the healthcare journey of you or someone you know.
Kepro is now Acentra Health.
All future podcast episodes will say "Acentra Health" - while older episodes (those posted prior to July 1, 2024) will refer to "Kepro." Rest assured, that all content about our free services for people who have Medicare are accurate. Our name has changed, but our services remain exactly the same.
Acentra Health is a Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO.
For more information about Acentra Health, please visit www.acentraqio.com.
Aging Health Matters
Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program Organizations (SHIPs) and Medicare Open Enrollment
SUMMARY
As a contractor for Medicare, Kepro serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Kepro provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.
This episode focuses on Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) organizations. They offer free Medicare counseling information, unbiased, factual, to everyone on Medicare. This is especially helpful during Medicare open enrollment.
Kepro welcomes guest Janet Peterson Payne who works for Georgia Legal Services as a certified Georgia SHIP Medicare counselor. Georgia SHIP program for Georgia is administered through the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging. Georgia SHIP provides free, unbiased and factual personalized counseling to assist Medicare beneficiaries. The SHIP program is the only agency endorsed by Medicare to provide these services.
For more information about Kepro BFCC-QIO, please visit www.keproqio.com.
KEY TOPICS
00:55: Overview, introduction
04:00: How SHIPs help people who have Medicare
09:05: Medicare open enrollment
22:00: Resources
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RESOURCES
Information about Medicare Open Enrollment
- Find information about your local SHIP: www.shiphelp.org
- YouTube Video
Medicare & You: Medicare Open Enrollment is a video that gives you important information about the Medicare Open Enrollment period - Website
Visit www.Medicare.gov/plan-compare to learn about and compare coverage options and shop for health and drug plans. - Telephone
Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users can call 1-877-486-2048.
Information about Kepro’s free services for people who have Medicare
- Immediate Advocacy: www.keproqio.com/ImmediateAdvocacy
- Information for stakeholders: www.keproqio.com/partners
- Information for people who have Medicare: www.keproqio.com/bene
Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/U78mgVaM12M
