Page 9 - Jupiter Spotlight - October '24

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CAPE Team, Mobile Response Team, and community-based Medicare Corner
agencies with whom the district partners.
Center for Child Counseling CEO Renée Layman gave With Kathy O
a brief overview of the agency’s public health framework
and their data-to-action approach of prevention, early
intervention, and treatment. The center realizes that children It’s Time For Medicare
don’t necessarily need treatment only, the caregivers need
ways to help their own kids. Annual Enrollment Period
“We have focused largely on building the capacity of people
who work and live with kids to promote their well-being and (AEP) Oct. 15 To Dec. 7
resilience,” said Layman. Sam and Karry Meshberg Stephanie Noel, Denise Lafoy
Dominika Nolan, director of education and prevention What Does This Mean
services for CFCC gave an overview of all of the services offered To Me, What Are My
to children, families, schools, and communities in order to build Options?
the capacity and promote positive mental health for all. • Change from Original
In the closing remarks for the evening, Dr. Fox-Levine Medicare to a Medicare
encouraged all attendees to think about, “How can you Advantage Plan
take action now and step out of this room tonight and • Change from a Medicare
into your day tomorrow and be a superhero, even more Advantage Plan back to
than what you have been in the past, with the information Original Medicare
and energy from tonight about the exciting things that • Switch from one
are happening with our schools and being able to partner Advantage Plan to
with schools?” another Advantage Plan
In 2015, Center for Child Counseling launched Fighting •Join, drop or change Medicare Drug coverage
ACEs to build awareness and action to mitigate the impact
of ACEs and build well-being through positive childhood Supplement Or Advantage
experiences (PCEs). In conjunction with Leadership Palm
Beach County Class of 2017, the center developed “Lead Dr. Anna Irizarry Cardona, Dr. Claire Mucenic Plan?
the Fight” in 2016 to bring awareness to system leaders
around fighting childhood adversity with advocacy and for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and private donors. Advantage Plans must cover all the medically
action. Since that time, the agency has educated tens of CFCC’s pediatric integration program is made possible necessary services that Original Medicare covers.
thousands of parents, professionals, and systems leaders. thanks to the support of Quantum Foundation, The Most plans offer extra benefits that Original Medicare
Partnership sponsors who are leading the fight in Frederick DeLuca Foundation, and Palm Beach County doesn’t cover – like prescription drugs, dental, vision
making these important and necessary conversations Community Services Department. and hearing.
possible include: BeWellPBC; Children’s Services Part 3 of the Lead the Fight 2024 series, Positivity Will Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans (also called
Council of Palm Beach County; Florida Association for Give HOPE for Our Future, will take place on December Medigap) help fill “gaps” in Original Medicare and
Infant Mental Health; Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital; 4. The event focus will be on understanding the effect of are sold (extra cost) by private companies to cover
Hanley Foundation; Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies positive childhood experiences on countering the long- deductibles and copays.
Coalition of Palm Beach County; Mead Johnson Nutrition; term possible effect of adverse childhood experiences. Prescription drug coverage must be purchased
Palm Beach Pediatrics; Palm Beach Pediatric Society; and For more information about Center for Child separately.
Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley. Counseling visit www.centerforchildcounseling. What Do I Look For? How Do I Know What
CFCC’s Fighting ACEs initiative to build trauma- org, Twitter: @ChildCounselPBC, Facebook: @ Advantage Plan Is Best For Me?
informed communities is made possible with the generous CenterforChildCounseling, Instagram: @childcounselpbc. First, we review the costs of supplement and drug
support of Quantum Foundation, Community Foundation Photos by Tracey Benson Photography plans and look at your healthcare budget. Then we
review the Advantage plans to see if your doctors
in network and review the cost of medications you
take. Another consideration is to determine which
of the ancillary benefits of Advantage plans are
most important to you; dental, eye exam, glasses,
gym membership, hearing aids, over-the-counter
medication, etc.
How Do I Decide?
Medicare.gov offers tools to look up medications
and all plans in your area. However, there is an
overwhelming amount of information there. A licensed
local agent like me can review your plan and help you
make an informed decision.
I Am Already On An Advantage Plan I Like …
Should I Change?
Each year you receive the Annual Notice of Change
(ANOC) for your plan which outlines the changes for
the upcoming year. A free plan review will let you
know if other plans you previously ruled out may have
coverage that better meets your needs now or if your
current plan is sufficient.
If you do not do a plan review, you miss out on
a plan with lower costs, higher benefits or lower
maximum out of pocket costs in and out of network.
This is your financial exposure. It is important to
ensure a major illness will not bankrupt you.
Happy AEP and Happy Medicare Planning!
I speak Medicare: supplement, drug plan and
Advantage plan.
For your free Medicare plan review please call me:
Kathy Olejniczak, Agent, at (561) 835-5413, Cell/text
at (561) 212-7640.