Navigating Open Enrollment Season: An Overview of Insurance Options and Medicare Changes

PHA’s Advocacy and Treatment Access program manager, Jaeger Spratt, guest-hosts this episode for Open Enrollment Season. They invited Kim Everett, a pulmonary arterial hypertension and lupus patient, to talk about her experiences with insurance over the years and share how current Medicare changes have improved her prescription experience. Guest Amy Niles, chief mission officer at the PAN Foundation, tells listeners everything you need to know about Medicare reforms for 2025. Jaeger and Amy also highlight resources like PHA’s Insurance Guide, webinars about Medicare on PHA Classroom, and other places to find additional resources like Medicare.gov (1-800-633-4227, TTY users: 1-877-486-2048), local State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (the SHIP program) for receive free, personalized health insurance counseling, and Patient Advocate Foundation’s case management services (800-532-5274)