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YOU ARE ENOUGH. EXCELLUS OFFERS FREE WEBINAR

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To Answer Questions About Medicare Advantage Options

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will offer a free, live webinar featuring local Medicare experts on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. Panelists will provide valuable information and answer participant questions live. Aimed at adults aged 65 and older, along with other qualified Medicare applicants and those helping their loved ones to sign up, the interactive event will review:

• Medicare basics

• How to get started with Medicare

• All the details of the 2023 Medicare Advantage plans, including differences between the various plan options and what they cover

The information is pertinent to those signing up for Medicare for the first time and those just looking to learn more.

Former WHEC-TV News 10 Rochester anchor Rebecca Leclair will moderate the discussion. “Insurance coverage options can be so intimidating, but it’s very important to understand your options thoroughly,” Leclair said. “That’s why I’m looking forward to facilitating this opportunity and helping those struggling to sort through the wealth of information out there. We all need some clarity to be more confident in our health

care decisions.”

The event’s expert panelists include Jane Ahrens, an independent Medicare broker and president of Ahrens Benefits Company; Elisa Brescia, an Excellus BCBS Medicare sales consultant; and Dr. Ankit Garg, Excellus BCBS’s vice president medical affairs retail markets.

A retired health teacher, Ahrens opened the Ahrens Benefits Company in 2008 and specializes in offering Medicare plans for seniors and health insurance plans for individuals and groups.

Dr. Garg joined Excellus in June 2022. He began his career in 2010 at Cone Health in Greensboro, N.C. before stops at MVP Health Care, Rochester Regional Health and Johns Hopkins University.

Armed with two decades of insurance experience, Brescia has worked with Medicare participants for the past four years at Excellus and enjoys teaching people how to navigate all the different aspects of Medicare.

“We are so pleased to be a part of an event presenting this very

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“We know how daunting this process can be. We want people to understand the options and resources available to them, whatever their individual situations are.”

necessary information to the public,” Brescia said. “We know how daunting this process can be. We want people to understand the options and resources available to them, whatever their individual situations are.”

Register for the 2023 Guide to Medicare webinar at www. excellusformedicare.com/webinar independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, is a nonprofit health plan with 1.5 million upstate New York members. The company’s mission is to help people live healthier and more secure lives through access to high-quality, affordable health care. Its products and services include cost-saving prescription drug discounts, wellness tracking tools and access to telemedicine. With more than 3,500 employees, the company is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce to foster innovation and better serve its members. It also encourages employees to engage in their communities by providing paid volunteer time off as one of many benefits.

To learn more, visit ExcellusBCBS. com.