Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Boot Camp

Training for Medicare Part D Open Enrollment includes the following information and can be viewed by clicking on each part.

Class Materials
Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Overview (pdf)

Part 1 video: Medicare Part D general overview

  • Important things to know
  • Medicare open enrollment dates 2018
  • Enrollment
  • Retiring or leaving jobs
  • Social Security disability
  • Overlapping open enrollments with Affordable Care Act
  • Medicare overview and four parts
  • Part A – Hospital insurance
  • Part B – Medical insurance
  • Part D – Prescription drugs
  • Part C – Medical Advantage – alternative to original Medicare
  • Supplemental plans

Part 2 video: Medicare.gov overview

  • Medicare.gov overview
  • Supplements other insurance
  • Enrollment review
  • Troubleshooting
  • Adding drugs not on the list
  • Selecting pharmacies

Part 3 video: Making a decision

  • Refining plan results
  • Drug plan or Advantage Plans
  • Summary of search results
  • Plan results
  • Compare plans
  • Informed decisions
  • Leaving Plan Finder

Part 4 video: Be aware of fraud

  • Low-income assistance
  • Medicare fraud
  • Assistance for low-income individuals
  • Income guidelines
  • Applications
  • Medicare fraud
  • Scams and fraud examples
  • How to defend
  • Additional information
  • Links and contacts
  • Wrap up