BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.10//EN TZID:America/Denver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1491@senioranswers.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231115T120000 DTSTAMP:20231030T183618Z URL:https://www.senioranswers.org/events/medicare-lunch-learn-little-thing s/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Lunch & Learn: Medicare - The Little Things You Need to K now DESCRIPTION:As part of The Society's Medicare Monday series\, join us for a Wednesday Lunch &\; Learn Online session on "Medicare: The Little Thin gs You Need to Know".\n\nMedicare is probably the best health insurance co verage in America. 65 million older adults receive Medicare. This session will cover a few of the 2023 and 2024 Medicare changes\, but will be an op portunity to the audience to ask questions and get answers to some of thei r ongoing questions. In the area of prescription drugs\, In 2023\, Medicar e started covering all vaccines in full and capped insulin at $35 per mont h per script. \n\nIn 2024\, Medicare Extra Help is increasing with the inc ome level for individuals to get help with out-of-pocket costs of prescrip tion drugs to $21\, 870 per year for an individual ($30\,000 for a couple) . The out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs is being reduced. Individ uals who spend more than $3250 in combined drug costs between the patient and the drug plan will not have a co-pay for prescriptions after they reac h that level. By law\, drug manufacturer patient assistance programs canno t assist people with federal insurance\, including Medicare. Drug manufact urer assistance programs support people who are uninsured and people with commercial insurance. Medicare Advantage plans are expanding coverage for vision\, hearing and dental. Prior authorization is always a struggle for health care providers. Final rules are being written to have an electronic prior authorization process\, shorter times for receiving prior authoriza tions\, and data sharing. Hate those Medicare commercials\, Medicare is lo oking to regulate marketing materials and activities. Companies will not b e allowed to use the Medicare name\, logo\, and card\; nor will they be ab le to use superlatives in marketing. Lastly all materials must address a s pecific plan.\n\nREGISTER: \;ZOOM CATEGORIES:Medicare Monday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Denver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR