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Medicare Corner With Kathy O

As an insurance agent issues and a fixed income so additional benefits were very a local agent later. Your only resource is the 800 number
who specializes in Medicare important to her. When I would ask her questions about her on the back of your card.
plans, I am often asked, coverage, she had no idea and no one to turn to for help. It Most extra benefits of a local agent happen after you
“Why do I need a local broke my heart to see her struggle and frustrated me that I enroll. I am a resource for my members. I can reorder lost
agent?” Medicare can be didn’t have the knowledge to help her. I had a life and health cards, answer benefit questions, give a list of specialists,
complex and confusing with license since 2008 but was only trained in life insurance. review notices, claim statements and so much more. The
all the different options and I also did customer service for property and casualty but best part is there is no cost to you the Medicare recipient!
all the mailers, commercials could not offer my own mom the type of support I could I’m an educator of Medicare Basics: I guide you through
that promise the moon, give my clients at work. A close friend working with enrollment. We meet one on one to review and analyze your
suggestions, “facts” or United Healthcare Medicare plans encouraged me to take specific health situation and needs. We review the features
stories you might hear the training necessary to be appointed and I joined him in and benefits and limitations of plans. I also look up costs of
from friends, relatives or 2013 working with Medicare consumers. My mom was my medications, check out doctors and networks and compare
neighbors. In fact, my mom fell into this web of confusion, first client. multiple plans with you.
and I watched her struggle with navigating plans as she Many people are great at Internet research and can I speak Medicare: Supplement, Drug Plan and Advantage
moved between North Carolina and Florida and during analyze and choose a plan that works for them. But did Plan. For a free Medicare plan review please call me. Kathy
annual enrollment each year. She had complex medical you know; if you choose a plan and enroll, you cannot add Olejniczak, agent, (561) 212-7640.
Hannah’s Home Collects 5,000 Diapers For Single Mothers

Community members donated approximately 5,000 diapers About Hannah’s Home Of South Florida
to Hannah’s Home of South Florida in response to a Facebook Providing a safe and loving Christian environment
post alerting people to the need.Supporters from Tequesta, for single, pregnant young women, Hannah’s Home
Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens brought Hannah’s Home is a maternity facility with a mission of offering hope
diapers of all sizes, with some also contributing toiletries for and transforming lives through counseling, life skills
newborns and babies on the way. development, and educational opportunities. More
“It brings me joy to see basic necessities shared with our information is available: www.hannahshomesf.org.
residents,” said Carol Beresford, founder of Hannah’s Home.
“The recent surge in donations shows that we’re all in this
together.”
The Facebook post that included the request for diaper
donations was “shared” by 25 supporters, resulting in more
than 2,500 impressions. Community members donated at an
opportune time for the home’s residents; a baby boy was born
just three weeks ago, and a baby girl is due later this month.
The residential program at Hannah’s Home provides young
women facing crisis pregnancies with housing, food, clothing,
child care, medical care, counseling, life skills development
and educational opportunities.
Since its doors opened in 2011, Hannah’s Home has Resident Program Manager Victoria Bogan, Chief Operating
welcomed 72 infants. With a maximum capacity of eight Officer Joanne Dively and Public Relations and Development
women and their children, the facility is currently serving five Manager Mary Arden Carroll celebrate the abundance of
resident mothers, two of whom have babies on the way. diaper donations at Hannah’s Home of South Florida. Diaper donations

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