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numbers you will not qualify for the run as smoothly and seamlessly for
extra services offered by this Medicare 2020!

Advantage Plan.
SHIP is requesting that clients help
FYI... For those who currently have get this ball running early. In order to
coverage under University of Maryland complete all enrollments in an effi cient
Advantage but want to switch back to and timely manner, please Call Mary
Original Medicare, there is a second Moran at 410-490-3078 with your
Disenrollment and Enrollment period name and address for the pre-screening

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY from January 1- March 31. (This is also form ASAP. The form requires your
the time frame for enrolling in A&B if signature. This authorizes SHIP
ĂŝůLJ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ you did not sign up when fi rst eligible, to receive the information supplied
RN on Call but more on that at a later date).Please on the form plus grants permission
,ŽŵĞ ŽŽŬĞĚ DĞĂůƐ͕ note this second OE period is for those to use that information to evaluate,
^ŶĂĐŬƐ Θ ĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ who enrolled in the Fall but decide update, and enroll Caroline’s Medicare

>ĂƵŶĚƌLJ Θ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ to return to Original Medicare. Be Beneficiaries into the best “D” available
>ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ aware that this second OE does not starting January 1, 2021.Once Open

ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ >ĞǀĞůƐ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ apply to enrolling in Part “D” stand enrollment is officially at the starting
alone prescription drug plans. If you gate, Ship will pull the trigger and start
DĞŵŽƌLJ ĂƌĞ
dis-enroll from Medicare Advantage enrolling those who have sent in their
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŝĞƚ Θ ŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ during either OE you will need to signed paperwork!
WŽƐƚͲƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ choose a Part “D” plan at the time. Know
ǁŝƚŚ ŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚƐ Call Mary Moran for assistance and
that if you are an Advantage member
ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘ more information at 410-490-3078.
and enroll in a stand-alone “D”, this
www.arcadia-living.com action automatically dis-enrolls you
from Advantage and puts you back in Medical Adult
Arcadia of Denton
701 S. 5th Ave Original Medicare. Day Care
(Formerly Gables at Caroline) Those who are 65, or have lost
Come Home to Arcadia Medicaid and don’t qualify for QMB, by Carole Friend LMSW
must remain in Original Medicare
or have comparable A,B,D coverage
and Kent County Residents, which is
from an employer or retirement plan. So this is September…2020.
why all that in your face advertising
Remember that responding to the blitz Through these times of uncertainty
on TV does not apply here. The
University of Maryland Advantage of paper mail, email, TV and internet Caroline Medical Adult Day Care
solicitation for other Advantage plans would like to express our gratitude to
plan can include drug coverage. It’s
is a waste of time because they are not all frontline workers and support service
optional but most people go for the
active in our area. For those who may staff members once again. It cannot be

drug plan. When the commercials qualify for QMB and need assistance
are telling you how to get more and applying, contact Mary Moran at the stated enough; thank you to all for your

better Medicare coverage cheaper, the effortful unwavering diligence as you
above number for details. demonstrate dedication and courage
important fact to remember is that
they are not talking about Original Please note that due to the continuation during these uncharted challenges.

Medicare. It is Medicare Advantage of SHIP working remotely thanks to Thank you again.
they are referring to! Unfortunately, Covid-19, all SHIP assisted Open For those who have experienced
where we live, participation is limited Enrollments will be conducted by suffering and loss, we only fall short of

to those who are Qualifi ed Medicare phone and mail. There will be no words to express the sadness. In these
Benefi ciaries (QMB). walk in or face to face appointments difficult times we can only offer our
in October, November, or December. heartfelt condolences. One thing is
QMB is an income-based program Phone contact will continue to provide
designed to help those individuals certain. We have all been changed and
that personal touch Caroline clients things have certainly changed. It has
with incomes lower than $1,061 per

have come to expect! This phone and been said, Never has a material been
month and couples with incomes lower
than $1,430 per month. So, despite the mail system allowed for a greater made more resilient than the human
number of enrollments to be completed spirit.
advertising blasts about extra benefi ts
during the 2019 Open Enrollment and
available to Medicare recipients, if With that being said, once again we
it was extraordinarily successful! Rest
you live on the Eastern Shore and assured that since it has already been would like to offer an outlet; tell us about

if your income is higher than these your losses. Some have experienced the
utilized, this method is anticipated to
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