Topic: 2025 Medicare Explained
September 2025 ONLINE Main Event with AAII Silicon Valley Chapter
Saturday Sep 13, 2025 09:00 AM PDT ONLINE meeting
SPEAKER: Marcelo Espiritu,
September 13, Saturday Starting at 9:00 AM PT
FIRST PRESENTATION TITLE: 2025 Medicare Explained
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
Marcelo Espiritu provides a comprehensive overview of all things Medicare. Medicare can be confusing and complicated. There is Part A & B of original Medicare, and supplemental Medigap insurance plans. There is Part D, the prescription drug insurance plan. There is Part C of Medicare, called Medicare Advantage, which typically combines Parts A, B and D into one plan. There is the enrollment process, as well as a myriad of rights and rules. HICAP can help current and prospective beneficiaries as well as concerned relatives and caregivers unravel the nuances of Medicare insurance choices even as it relates to COBRA coverage.
ATTEND THIS MEETING TO LEARN:
• About what Medicare is, its benefits and costs
• About required and optional parts of Medicare insurance, including prescription drug and supplemental insurance coverage
• What your options are and when you can make changes to your Medicare elections
SPEAKER'S BIOGRAPHY
Marcelo Espiritu is director of the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) by Sourcewise. HICAP is a state-sponsored, volunteer-supported program that provides counseling to people with Medicare about their benefits, rights and options, and other health insurance-related questions. Espiritu received state certification for Medicare HICAP counseling in 2010. Since then, he has been an advocate for the elderly and individuals with disabilities who struggle with the complexity of Medicare and the myriad of options and decisions they face. As the HICAP director, Espiritu supervises various HICAP counseling sites countywide. He is also responsible for recruiting and supervising HICAP volunteers, overseeing their counseling, outreach and community education activities.
About This Meeting
Silicon Valley AAII offers this Webinar on Zoom for free. If you would like to register for Zoom or invite people, please register using the Zoom Registration system by clicking.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HrnDPFNVSxK3VRGSjLjB3A
Meeting Details
9:00 am Pacific Introduction
9:05 am Pacific Presentation
10:10 am Pacific Q&A
10:20 am Pacific Anticipated End
Silicon Valley AAII offers this Webinar for free, and encourages those who can, to donate $5 or $10 to help fund the overhead on hosting services. Click Here for the Donation link on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/september-main-event-medicare-long-term-care-explained-tickets-1595900714999
Then Click on Get Tickets and scroll down to Donate.
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TODD BLICKENSTAFF
President and Program Chairman
Portland, OR chapter
Co-coordinator AAII Community National Income and Cash Flow SIG Group
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII)
trblick@yahoo.com------------------------------