It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYc, good

It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC.

Good morning again everyone.

Now I'll help you help yourself or maybe help a parent or a grandparent

in the Medicare Open Enrollment Period for this fall,

which closes later this week.

Joining us is Louise Norris health policy analyst for Medicare Resources.org

which helps people understand the pros and kinds of traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage and other things as they navigate open enrollment and different kinds of Medicare Advantage plans.

We're doing this partly because forcing people onto

Medicare Advantage plans has been such a hot button issue for New York City

municipal retirees this year, but many people who have a choice are interested in it, but find that choice

daunting.

So let's see if we can help, and listeners, we can take your Medicare and Medicare Advantage

open enrollment Questions at 212

433 WNYC 212 433 962 call or text. Louise thanks for joining us. Welcome to W or text. Louise, thanks for joining us.

Welcome to WNYC.

Thank you so much, Bran.

It's a pleasure to be here.

For those who haven't had to look this in the eye yet for themselves or an old

the loved one, this may sound like a stupid question, but what's

Medicare?

That's not a stupid question at all. So Medicare is a federally run health insurance program for it mostly covers folks who are 65 and older

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