SPOTLIGHT. Medicare's Dual Option 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.

Content covered in this presentation includes...

• 2 Options... Assembled from 4 Parts

• Coverage Overview and Premium Costs

• Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

• The Role of Supplemental Medigap Policies

• Evaluating the Original and Advantage Options

3 Learning Objectives

1. Understand the basics of Medicare’s Dual Option structure, including the various considerations involved in evaluating the choice between Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage.

2. Learn specific provisions within each of the dual options that can impact the coverage decisions facing employees who are approaching retirement.

3. Acquire the knowledge required to become a more effective ‘frontline’ resource for older employees with Medicare-related healthcare coverage questions.

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.