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<v Speaker 1>It's that time of year when if you are on Medicare,

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<v Speaker 1>they are going to send you letters, and you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to get all kinds of mailings and advertisements of people

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<v Speaker 1>trying to sell you a different kind of Medicare advantage

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<v Speaker 1>plan or Medicare supplement, and it can all be very confusing.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's why I'm pleased to have my next guest,

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<v Speaker 1>Eileen Doherty with us. I Leen is with an organization.

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<v Speaker 1>II Leen, what is I know? I know the name

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<v Speaker 1>of your organization, and it just went completely out of

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<v Speaker 1>my mind. Please help me out.

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<v Speaker 2>Colorado Gerontological Society.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, then I didn't forget the name of the organization,

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<v Speaker 1>but I thought that was wrong. So I'm glad. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad I get I didn't guess there. So Eileen, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have put together a series of seminars across the state.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me what this is.

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<v Speaker 2>So for many years, the Corotto Gerontological Society has been

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<v Speaker 2>offering presentations on Medicare and the changes for twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five and what people should kind of know about and

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<v Speaker 2>what they should take into consideration as they are making decisions.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is true for people who are new to

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<v Speaker 2>Medicare as well as people who have had Medicare for

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<v Speaker 2>many years and are looking to maybe make some changes.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is really important because it can be

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<v Speaker 1>very overwhelming. And I said, just as before this segment, Eileen,

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<v Speaker 1>that this isn't necessarily just for Medicare recipients themselves. This

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<v Speaker 1>would be a great opportunity for families who have parents

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<v Speaker 1>who are on Medicare and have Medicare plans to find

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<v Speaker 1>out more, don't you think.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we have lots of family members who engage with

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<v Speaker 2>our programs as well, and a lot of times, either

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<v Speaker 2>as people are kind of new tomatic care and just

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<v Speaker 2>struggling with it, families find them selves helping to make

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<v Speaker 2>those decisions. But I think more frequently what we're finding

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<v Speaker 2>is as older adults or less able to make their

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<v Speaker 2>own decisions, and family members are having to get more

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<v Speaker 2>involved in the decision making than they are confused and

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<v Speaker 2>not sure whether again, as you said at the opening,

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<v Speaker 2>whether they should seriously listen to all of the advertising

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<v Speaker 2>promotion and whether it affects them or whether it is

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<v Speaker 2>something that they need to pay attention to. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>finding more and more family members inquiring about what do

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<v Speaker 2>I need to do for my mom or dad who

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<v Speaker 2>might be at very advanced stage well.

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<v Speaker 1>And additionally, let me just from personal experience, Eileen, there

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<v Speaker 1>comes a time when you are going to be making

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<v Speaker 1>medical decisions more than likely for your parents, and knowing

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<v Speaker 1>what Medicare does and doesn't cover is extremely beneficial. Because

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people have ideas about what they think

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<v Speaker 1>Medicare covers in terms of long term care or other

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. It is much you need to understand

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<v Speaker 1>what Medicare does cover and when it doesn't at least

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<v Speaker 1>have a big overview of what you're looking at and

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<v Speaker 1>what you can do to protect yourself and your family,

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<v Speaker 1>because if your mother or father becomes ill, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>the time to be asking them a bunch of questions

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<v Speaker 1>about their Medicare plan. That's just the personal personal experience

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<v Speaker 1>there on that one. So I just say educate yourself

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<v Speaker 1>when you can. Now you really do have these all

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<v Speaker 1>over the state. Unfortunately, the folks in Alamosa, if you're listening,

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<v Speaker 1>you've already missed the one there. That one already happened.

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<v Speaker 1>But and Fort Collins, let me see the next one

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<v Speaker 1>November fourth. It looks like the next one's in Denver,

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<v Speaker 1>in Glenwood Springs in Lyttleton, and then we've got one

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<v Speaker 1>in Aurora the following week, Grand Junction, then Centennial Littleton, Denver.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've really got them all over. What if people

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<v Speaker 1>can't make it to any of the inn and events.

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<v Speaker 2>There's also going to be a zoom one on November.

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<v Speaker 2>On December the second, I guess, okay, from one thirty

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<v Speaker 2>to three Actually, the online ones take about an hour

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<v Speaker 2>from one thirty to three thirty on December the second,

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<v Speaker 2>which is right under the wire because people need to

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<v Speaker 2>make whatever changes they want to do by December the seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>so it still gives them a couple of days to

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<v Speaker 2>make decisions, but at least they'll have some time to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. I was gonna say. Additionally, the session that

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<v Speaker 2>was done on October the fourteenth has actually been posted

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<v Speaker 2>to our YouTube channels, so people could actually go out

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<v Speaker 2>and view that at this point in time if they would.

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<v Speaker 1>What is your YouTube, Pandel? Is that Colorado Gerontological Society.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Capital c O and then Gerontology.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, okay, I lean this stuff is really good. I

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<v Speaker 1>put a link on my blog to the sign up.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there any cost for these seminars.

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<v Speaker 2>No, they are all free, and at some of them.

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<v Speaker 2>There are also insurance agents available that can help with

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<v Speaker 2>comparison shopping if people are interested in talking to agents.

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<v Speaker 1>Perfect Eileen Doherty, Thank you so much for putting this together.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is incredible value, and as one who

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<v Speaker 1>has both sold Medicare supplements in the past and dealt

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<v Speaker 1>with Medicare from a child of a parent perspective, the

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<v Speaker 1>more you know, the better off you will be. So Eileen,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks so much for making this happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much for helping to share with your listeners.

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<v Speaker 1>No problem, Thank you, Eileen Doherty from the Colorado Gearontological Society. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>I put a link on the blog if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to sign up. They have so many of these, and

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<v Speaker 1>they also have them obviously on their YouTube channel.