Registration open for upcoming Medicare workshops

A pair of Medicare workshops for individuals turning 65 and those approaching Medicare eligibility will take place at the end of March. The first session will be held Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m., with a second session scheduled for Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Both workshops will be held at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road.

Caregivers and all those interested in learning how Medicare works are encouraged to attend. The workshops will be led by Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA), a unit of the Idaho Department of Insurance. SHIBA presenters will introduce the various parts of Medicare and explain some of the vocabulary associated with the program. Topics to be covered include timeframes for enrolling in Medicare; enrollment periods for Medigap, Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans and how the different parts of Medicare work together — and when they don’t.

To register for either workshop, please contact the SHIBA Helpline at 1-800-247-4422.