Submitted by SHIBA.

Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 is your once-a-year chance to review your insurance coverage and make sure that it will still be right for you in 2024.

Why review your Medicare choices? Your health may have changed in the past year, your plan may have different coverage in 2023, or there may be new plans available to you.

The San Juan SHIBA volunteers are doing a one-hour Zoom presentation to help you prepare for this year’s open enrollment on Tuesday, Oct.17 at 1 p.m. If you want to attend you will need to preregister by sending your name and email address in an email to shibasjco@yahoo.com.

You can also contact your San Juan County SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) volunteers for assistance in making your open enrollment decisions. We are here to help you! If you would like to speak with one of your San Juan Island SHIBA volunteers call 360-375-0292 and we will have one of our trained SHIBA volunteer advisors contact you.

The SHIBA program is part of the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner. SHIBA volunteers provide free, unbiased and confidential counseling assistance. In San Juan County SHIBA is sponsored by the Orcas Senior Center.