Conversation with Tim Smolen, SHIBA – Part 1

Unraveling the Mysteries of Medicare & the PEBB Healthcare Plans:  A Three-Part Conversation with Tim Smolen, Program Manager, SHIBA

Part 1 of a three-part series featuring a conversation with Tim Smolen, Program Manager of the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) to help RPEC members, who earn their healthcare benefits from PEBB, better understand their choices among PEBB plans. RPEC's Matt Groshong (Chapter 3 President and Chair of the RPEC Health Care Workgroup) is the host.

Intro

• Background
• Goal(s)
• Introductions

Quick primer on Medicare

• Overview of Medicare
• Overview of Part A, Part B, Part D, Part F/G
• Medicare Advantage vs…