{"id":23776,"date":"2026-05-12T09:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=23776"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:29:16","slug":"demystifying-medicare-healthcare-coverage-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/event\/demystifying-medicare-healthcare-coverage-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Demystifying Medicare &amp; Healthcare Coverage for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Demystifying Medicare<\/b>\u00a0is perfect for anyone trying to navigate our complicated healthcare system for older adults. The workshop is for people who already have Medicare, as well as those soon to be 65, planning their retirement, or assisting relatives and friends with their medical decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Demystifying Medicare is offered as part of the ongoing work of the Westchester Library System to provide authoritative, actionable information that supports seniors in being connected and well-informed. In this engaging session you will learn about the various parts of Medicare and the costs associated with medical and drug insurance provided by the government and private companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Topics include original Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, prescription drug plans (Part D), Medigaps (supplemental plans), and cost-saving programs like EPIC that can help seniors with limited resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Come and get a handle on this thorny subject in a user-friendly atmosphere.\u00a0<b>Plan on 3 hours<\/b>\u00a0to include some lighthearted interactivity and questions; pre-registration requested at<b>\u00a0(914) 231-3236<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">More information and other dates:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seniors.westchesterlibraries.org\/demystifyingmedicare\/\"><span class=\"s3\">seniors.westchesterlibraries.org\/demystifyingmedicare<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Free in-person help is available at some libraries, information at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seniors.westchesterlibraries.org\/senior-benefits\/\"><span class=\"s4\">seniors.westchesterlibraries.org<\/span><\/a>. Counseling and instruction is provided by HIICAP-certified volunteers (Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program) in partnership with the county\u2019s Department of Senior Programs &amp; Services. Their helpline is (914) 813-6100.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demystifying Medicare\u00a0is perfect for anyone trying to navigate our complicated healthcare system for older adults. The workshop is for people who already have Medicare, as well as those soon to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23780,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[15,78],"class_list":["post-23776","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-educational","tribe_events_cat-talks-and-presentations","cat_educational","cat_talks-and-presentations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/23776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/23776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23778,"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/23776\/revisions\/23778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23776"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hudsonriver.com\/hhrt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=23776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}