BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text.In part one of BrainStorm’s look at Medicare open enrollment, host Meryl Comer talks with Alison Schneider, Director of Market Access Policy and Strategy at ADVIHealth and a former public health policy professional at the CDC, about why open enrollment is far more than a paperwork exercise.Through a rapid-fire game of “wise, risky, or incomplete,” Schneider takes apart common assumptions about Medicare including that last year’s plan will work just as well next year. She also explains why dental, vision, and gym perks shouldn’t drive your decision. The conversation covers what people often overlook until a health crisis hits, including the lack of an out-of-pocket cap in original Medicare and the network and prior authorization trade-offs in Medicare Advantage. Schneider offers extra guidance for families managing chronic conditions such as dementia, Parkinson’s, cancer, and diabetes. This is a must listen episode!Coming up in part two: how Medicare drug coverage has changed in recent years.Support for BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s comes from Lundbeck US. Lundbeck is dedicated to advancing brain health and transforming lives through focused innovation in neuroscience.Support the show
