Medicare Plans and Help in Tecumseh, KS

Tecumseh families often get routine care on Topeka's southeast side. Stormont Vail runs a clinic on SE Walnut Dr., and hospital care happens at Stormont Vail Hospital on SW 10th Avenue or The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus on SW 7th Street.

If your family doctor is a Stormont Vail clinic, check that both the clinic and any specialist you see belong to a Medicare Advantage plan's network before you enroll. Networks change every January. A Medicare Supplement such as Plan G or Plan N avoids the network question. Any doctor who accepts Medicare works, in Topeka or anywhere in the country.

Close to home, the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library bookmobile stops at Tecumseh United Methodist Church on SE Tecumseh Road. Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging in Topeka handles meals, in-home help and caregiver support for Shawnee County.

For free, unbiased Medicare counseling, call SHICK at 800-860-5260.

Want a second set of eyes on your coverage? Call us for a free plan review. We check your doctors, your drugs and your budget against the plans we offer in Tecumseh, all over the phone. Annual Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7. That is the time to recheck whether your doctors stay in network next year.

Next steps: compare Medicare Advantage with Medicare Supplement plans, check your Part D drug costs, or map your turning-65 timeline.