***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31***
Open Enrollment for 2025 Medicare Plans Runs from October 15 through December 7, Bringing New Savings for Seniors
Department of Health and Human Services Regional Directors Everett Handford and Antrell Tyson, and former HHS Regional Director Dara Kass will join Protect Our Care at events across New Hampshire, New York, and Georgia to kick off this year’s Medicare open enrollment period and highlight new program benefits available to seniors. While seniors enjoy new savings and expanded benefits, MAGA Republicans continue their efforts to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, rolling back critical health provisions and raising costs for seniors. Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans want to cut Medicare and make it harder for New Hampshire seniors to access lifesaving care.
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats in Congress, seniors are already seeing savings thanks to the $35 monthly insulin cost cap, and are receiving free essential vaccines. As enrollment for 2025 Medicare plans begins, New Hampshire will benefit from even more savings to come through a $2,000 dollar annual out-of-pocket cap which starts on January 1. For the first time in history, Medicare is negotiating prescription drug prices. The recently announced prices for the first round of drugs will save seniors thousands of dollars and will save taxpayers billions. In the first year alone, these newly lowered prices will save seniors $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs and will save taxpayers $6 billion.
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WHO:
Everett Handford, HHS Region 1 Director
Jayme Simoes, Covering New Hampshire
Peter Ames, health care advocate
Toby McGrath, Protect Our Care New Hampshire
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday October 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET
WHERE: Zoom Registration Link (Registration required)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
WHO:
Dara Kass, former Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Joe Tambini, physical therapy assistant and 1199SEIU member
Bill Spreter, NYS Alliance for Retired Americans
Dawn Laguerre, health care advocate
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET
WHERE: Register for the Zoom event here (Registration required)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
WHO:
Health and Human Services Regional Director Antrell Tyson
State Representative Lisa Campbell
Reverend Leela Waller, new Medicare beneficiary from metro Atlanta
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, October 31 at 11:00 AM ET
WHERE: Register for the Zoom here (Registration required)