30-Minute SPOTLIGHT. The Medicare Choice: Original vs Advantage

A concentrated 30-minute webinar for HR & Benefits professionals examining the Dual Option structure of Medicare coverage.
About this Event

*** SPOTLIGHT webinars focus on select, high-priority topics within the 3-Part HR Essentials Series.

Issues surrounding the Aging Workforce have emerged as a major HR focus in recent years. For these older employees, understanding retirement and healthcare benefits is a top priority- and often a source of considerable stress. Since the introduction of privately owned Medicare Advantage plans in 1997, Medicare has essentially operated as a ‘Dual Option’ health insurance program. Enrollees often face challenges understanding and evaluating the important coverage differences between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage.

This concentrated, yet easy-to-understand, 30-minute webinar provides a detailed look at Medicare’s dual coverage options and the criteria employees approaching retirement need to consider when determining whether Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage is the best choice for them.

The session will cover these topics...

• Two Options. Assembled from Four Parts

• Overview of Medicare Premium Costs

• Evaluating the Choices: Original or Advantage?

3 Learning Objectives

Understand the basics of Medicare’s Dual Option structure, including how the four ‘Parts’ are assembled to create its Dual Option structure.
Learn about Medicare premiums, including the IRMAA high-income surcharge.
Gain Insights into the various factors involved in evaluating Original Medicare vs Medicare Advantage.

This webinar is delivered in a lecture-style format and has an attendance limit of 20 to ensure an optimal learning experience for all participants. An interactive Q & A segment is included prior to the end of the session.

A recording of the webinar is made available the following day and is accessible for 30-days to all registrants. This program offers 0.5 HRCI re-certification credit. To receive credit, attendance for the entire live webinar is required.

Upon completion of the registration process, participants will receive a Zoom link to the webinar, along with a PDF Guidebook that accompanies the presentation.