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Webinar – “How to Plan: Medicare Health Insurance for Your Child with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”

When

Tuesday, March 14, 2023    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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A free webinar for caregivers/families with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) about how to plan adding Medicare health insurance to your child’s coverage

The Arc of Illinois’ Illinois Life Span (ILS) Program and Family to Family Health Information Center (F2FHIC) is hosting “How to Plan: Medicare Health Insurance for Your Child with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” on March 14 from 12 to 1 p.m.

Is your young adult son or daughter with a disability becoming eligible for Medicare in the future?

Join Georgia Gerdes, senior training specialist at AgeOptions, to learn more about Medicare and navigating your child’s health insurance options to best meet their healthcare needs.

Georgia will discuss:

  • How Medicare works with Medicaid and/or private health insurance for adults with disabilities
  • Eligibility
  • Planning your next steps
  • Responsibilities

Georgia travels throughout Illinois educating professionals about Medicare, Medicaid and related programs. She is committed to helping older adults and people with disabilities navigate their coverage options.

For more details, see:

Register for this Medicare webinar online.

Captioning will be available in Spanish.