Resources for Every Stage of Coverage
Guides, checklists, key dates, and trusted official sources — everything we'd hand you across the kitchen table, gathered in one place. Take what you need, at your own pace.
Browse the GuidesNo-Cost Guides, Written in Plain English
One guide for every kind of coverage question we answer. The Medicare Guidebook is ready now; three more are on the way — join the waitlist and you'll get each one first.
The Medicare Guidebook
Parts A, B, C, and D explained, Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage, the deadlines that matter, and the questions to ask before you enroll.
Self-Employed & Family Guide
How Marketplace plans and premium help really work, the options beyond them, and a workbook to size up your household's needs.
Small Business Benefits Guide
Owner coverage, first group plans, sharing the cost with your team, and the questions to ask before signing anything.
Family Protection Guide
Term vs. permanent life, what supplemental coverage is worth, and how to protect the people who depend on you.
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While you wait, see the Medicare key dates →Everything You Need for Enrollment Season
Know the dates, do a little homework, and walk into your review ready. A little preparation is the difference between a plan that looks good and one that works for you.
📅 Medicare Key Dates
Annual Enrollment Period Every year
Join, switch, or drop a Medicare Advantage or Part D plan for the coming year. The most important window for anyone already on Medicare.
New Coverage Begins
Changes you make during Annual Enrollment take effect on January 1.
Initial Enrollment Period
Three months before your 65th birthday month, the month itself, and three months after. Starting early keeps coverage on time.
Special Enrollment Periods
Retiring, losing employer coverage, or moving can open a window outside the standard dates. Ask before assuming you have to wait.
📝 Your Medicare Homework
Checklist & Real Cost Worksheet
A short packet that turns a confusing decision into a clear comparison. Your Health Market Advocate sends it personally, so it comes with someone to call when a question pops up.
- ✓ A checklist of what to gather before your review: doctors, prescriptions, pharmacies, and current plan details
- ✓ A Real Cost Worksheet to compare two paths side by side, beyond just the premium
- ✓ Page references back to the Medicare Guidebook for anything you want to read up on
Already working with an advocate and don't have it yet? Just ask them for it.
Official Medicare Resources
Informed clients make better decisions. These are the government and nonprofit sources we'd point our own families to.
Rather Talk It Through?
Guides are a great start, but nothing beats a real conversation. Request a no-cost review and a member of our team will reach out within one business day.
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