MEDICARE

It’s important to understand some basic information about Medicare and how it can help you cover the costs of your health care. It might be different than you think!

If you enroll in any Medicare plans, please notify Human Resources immediately.

You are eligible for Medicare on the basis of age (currently at 65) or disability. Special rules apply in the case of end stage renal disease.

Reminders for employees enrolled in Medicare:

• If you choose to elect both the CDHP medical plan and Medicare, the CDHP medical plan will be primary and Medicare will be secondary.

• Neither Pitkin County nor Express Scripts will handle coordination of benefits with Medicare.

• If you are enrolled in any Medicare plan, you are not eligible to contribute to a health savings account (HSA). You must stop your HSA contributions six months prior to electing Medicare. Your contributions may not exceed the prorated amount for the time which you are eligible to contribute.

What’s Medicare?

Learn about what's Medicare, the parts of Medicare and how Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare drug coverage (Part D) works.

Your Medicare coverage choices

Learn about your Medicare coverage choices and compare the 2 main ways to get your Medicare coverage—Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) and Medicare Advantage.

For help navigating your Medicare options, and support contact:

Jonnah Glassman, SHIP Medicare and Volunteer Coordinator at the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments at 970-315-1328 or jglassman@nwccog.org. For more information on Medicare, go to: medicare.gov. The official Medicare US Government site can help you get started, review costs, and access additional Medicare information and resources.