1. Know your Deadlines! Make sure you enroll on time. Signing up late can cause a delay in benefits and/or may lead to higher lifetime premiums. Contact HICAP or SHIP for help!
2. Consider enrolling in Plan D even if you don’t take medications.
3. Download the Medicare manual. It’s free and available here.
4. Guard your Medicare card like a credit card. Medicare fraud continues to grow at a fast rate!
5. There are many great resources out there such as HICAP from the Council on Aging. They have been a trusted, nonprofit organization since 1973.
HICAP Contact Numbers
for free, personalized, healthcare counseling
HICAP (for California only)
Orange County: 714-560-0424
California: 800-434-0222
https://www.coasc.org/programs/hicap/
SHIP (for non-California residents)
