January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

Make a Resolution for Healthy Vision

Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes loss of vision by damaging the optic nerve, which sends information from your eyes to your brain. For more information, visit the National Institutes for Health, National Eye Institute's website at nei.nih.gov/nehep.

Prevent vision loss by finding and treating problems early. Medicare covers a glaucoma test once every 12 months for people at high risk for glaucoma. All people with Part B who are at high risk for glaucoma are covered. You're at high risk if you have diabetes, a family history of glaucoma, are African American and 50 or older, or are Hispanic American and 65 or older. Visit medicare.gov/coverage/glaucoma-tests.html for more information.

Learning Series Webinar

January 12, 2017 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET

This webinar will provide information about coordination of benefits for dual-eligible beneficiaries including:

Defining what it means to be both Medicare and Medicaid eligible (dual eligible)
Explaining the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and the different levels of help based on eligibility
Describing how payment coordinates between Medicare and Medicaid

To join the webinar, visit goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1129605.

Marketplace Webinars

1) Getting Ready for Tax Season
January 18, 2017 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET

This webinar will provide an overview of the Health Insurance Marketplace as it relates to tax filing for consumers. Topics will include: