COLUMN: What to know about switching Medicare Advantage plans
A recently retired teacher was about to turn 65, and she had done her research into Medicare insurance that would be available to her as a retired public employee as well as to the publicly available options. She had decided she wanted to enroll in Medicare supplement (Medigap) insurance to cover what Medicare doesn’t.
She made an appointment with a Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) counselor to find out what it would cost her.
