Washington State Healthcare Solutions

In person or online, you can get assistance. Do I need to renew my Medicare Plan? When can I make changes? Now is the time to ask these questions. From Oct 15th through December 7th is the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period. You do not have to make changes to your plan during this time. However, you can and should review what you have and any updates to your healthcare plan. Here are some important things to understand. 1. If your health has changed since you selected your Part D Plan or Medicare Advantage, then this is an excellent time to switch plans to lower your healthcare cost. Depending on where you live, you may be able to move to a Medigap Plan.  2. Double check with your licensed insurance agent that your plan is not changing or leaving the area. This does happen and checking in with a local resource can reduce the chance of problems next year.  3. A plan that meets your medical needs moves into the area. Maybe, it gets you lower prescription rates at the pharma...

For the 2021 year, Suzie wanted to provide customers with the opportunity to learn about Health Alliance Medicare Advantage Plans and any updates from the comfort of their home. This is a no obligation group meeting. Suzie asks that you use the Health Alliance link to confirm your reservation.   If you have complex or personal information that you would like to discuss or further questions then feel free to schedule a one on one with Suzie either in our office or online. Which ever you are most comfortable with. Medicare Annual Enrollment Period runs from October 15th through December 7th 2020.   This allows a whole group to get together online and hear and understand the updates.  How it works is as follows: 1. Select a date and fill out the form from Health Alliance. Date: Saturday October 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM Wednesday October 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM Saturday October 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM Wednesday October 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM Saturday October 31, 2020 at at 1:00 PM Wednesd...

Suzie & Matt McColm Suzie McColm has been our local go-to gal for Medicare for years.  She has been providing free help navigating Medicare and its various parts for four enrollments. By being a pharmacy technician for Wenatchee’s ShopKo, and Safeway and the Safeway in East Wenatchee for nearly 20 years, she developed relationships with local pharmacies and how different prescription plans worked on the ground level. She was able to witness first hand customers surprised that their prescription plans had changed the first of the year. Since pharmacies direct bill they often see the insurance problems first. Suzie figured if she could solve the problems on the front end then there would be fewer headaches for her customers. The world would be better with a few less surprises. When a person is qualified for Medicare, it is a big change in their life. They have either been disabled for an extended period of time or are getting ready to turn 65. Suzie has assisted people wit...