For anybody who's comfortable on a computer, if you can book a hotel room, if you can do it by favorite and buy shoes online, you can do this.

You go into Medicare.gov, you set up an account, your username, your password, you enter your drug list, pharmacies you'd like to shop at, and you can see what potential costs would be and what your options are for plan.

And you can actually put three plans side by side to compare them.

PA Medi is part of a federal program to help people with Medicare.

It's over 30 years old, operates in every community in our state.

And Medi stands for Medicare, Education, Decision, and Insight.

My name is Mary Doyle.

I'm a PA Medi Medicare counselor.

When someone's turning 65, they suddenly have an assault of marketing about different plans and different options, and looking for one source of information, someone who's not biased, and is going to help them understand the best decision for them.

We frequently have adult children who are not yet on Medicare trying to help a parent, and they want to know, where do I start?

I would say, make an appointment, come to see us.

We can help you with the foundation of Medicare to give you that understanding, and then talk about the specific needs and challenges that your parent is facing.

If someone's new to Medicare, it's really explaining the basics of Medicare, that alphabet soup of parts A, B, C, and D, and what that really means for them.

It's also helping them understand what plans might best serve their needs for medications and for access to medical care, and what those costs would be.

Whether you're new to Medicare and getting a lot of mail, or you're in the open enrollment period, hearing and seeing a lot of information, give us a call.

We can help filter through the options and make sure that you're informed to make your decisions.

The key is to be not afraid to ask a question.

People come and say, well, feel that they should know something.

No, this is complicated.

We're unbiased.

We're not affiliated with any insurance company.

Everything that we talk about is held in confidence, and we have continuing education and training to stay up to date with all the changes.

We work one-on-one with the client to help them navigate through Medicare to understand what options they have, that they're informed in their decision making.

We screen and we explain the benefits of a program and give them the information for enrollment.

In Pennsylvania this year, there's 14 drug plans.

And just because your friend chose a certain plan doesn't mean that's your best choice.

You really have to look at the medications you take, the pharmacy that you want to shop at to determine which plan is going to be most cost effective and give you the medications that you take.

It's about you as an individual.

There's no stupid questions.

Look, there's lots to know.

It is complicated.

Misinformation bubbles around in the community.

We are happy to talk to anybody.

There's no judgment here.

We meet you where you are in your understanding.

Many times when people come to us, they are overwhelmed with the situation.

The stories sometimes are heartbreaking, and we can help them sort of filter through to understand what their best next steps are.

There's no questions that, you know, you should be afraid to ask, and we're happy to help you through that wherever you are in your understanding.

The best thing about PA Medi is that they are your ally.

Everything that they're going to talk about is based on the training and education that Medicare gives the counselors.

All the information you share is held in confidence, and the services are free.

We're here in your community.

We're members of your community that can help you with this.