Medicare/Health Insurance Counseling

 A health benefits counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries, caregivers and their families.  PCOA is the local Arizona State Heath Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and a partner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Information on Medicare, Medigap, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, AHCCCS, ALTCS, Long-Term Care Insurance, etc.  View the SHIP brochure

Call PCOA's Medicare Line at 520-546-2011 or e-mail ship@pcoa.org 

 

26th Annual Medicare Update Conference

This year the Medicare Update Conference will be held in October to reflect the open enrollments dates change.

More information and On-line Conference Registration

 

Medicare Open Enrollment Dates Change

Medicare open enrollment dates change this fall! If you are planning to change your enrollment in either a Medicare Advantage Plan or a stand-alone Part D Drug Plan, you will need to make those enrollment changes between October 15 and December 7, 2011 for an effective date of January 1, 2012. More

 

New to Medicare Workshops


Open to all new to Medicare beneficiaries & their families on the first Wednesday of each month, 2:00 - 4:00pm in the PCOA Training Room , 8467 E. Broadway.  Call the Medicare Information Line at 520-546-2011 to reserve your seat.

For the next Workshop, click here 

View the dates for all the 2011 New to Medicare Workshops


Medicare 

Visit the federal government's Medicare website

 

Other helpful sites:

Medicare Rights Center

Center for Medicare Advocacy