10/25/2025
This is wonderful advice!
It’s Medicare Open Enrollment time!
I am not here to tell you if Medicare + a Supplement or a Medicare Advantage plan is best for you. What I’m here to tell you is how important it is to discuss your healthcare needs with a reliable, trustworthy insurance agent. Local to us we have Kevin McIntire (Auburn), Wendy Maggert (Garrett), and Lola Damstra (Spencerville)- if you know of other names please share below!
From an audiology standpoint, I recognize some advantage and supplement plans advertise a hearing aid benefit that functions like a discount plan in most cases. We try VERY hard to stay in network with these plans while ensuring their reimbursements make logical business sense for us (which seems to change year to year). If you have questions about the hearing aid benefits on the plans just call- we’ll be totally transparent about what the plan includes (or doesn’t include) and pricing structures, and whether or not we plan to take that plan in 2026.
All of this to say, don’t base your health insurance on an ancillary benefit- view it as a bonus! Talk to a trusted agent about your main medical concerns and needs, and understand all of your options.
And last, don’t sign up for your healthcare through a TV ad, or spam phone call- ask your friends who they go to and have an in person conversation with an expert.
You need to be the driver of your healthcare- pick up the phone and call a local agent! If you need help finding a phone number, let us know!
