Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Being a caregiver is already a lot. Some days it might feel like you’re lost in a healthcare maze and now you need to figure out insurance? Medicare expert Tricia Sandiego walks you through some valuable tips that may make things a little bit easier, including some services you might not know about.
We’ll cover vital first steps like the importance of filing an “Authorization to Disclose Personal Health Information” form and setting up an online Medicare account for your loved one via Medicare.gov.
We’ll look at great resources that are free of charge, like the "Medicare and You" handbook, the GUIDE program (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience), preventative services that are covered by Medicare Part B, the availability of State Health Assistance Programs for one-on-one assistance and the Medicare Rights Center.
Learn more here: aarp.org/medicare
Your Medicare questions answered: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXQ-JEOv9JjGkGt-kAdWhC0z5xLVg2kOP
Chapters:
00:00 Essential tips about Medicare for caregivers
00:36 Tip #1 Authorization to Disclose Personal Health Information
00:51 Tip #2 Set up an online Medicare account
01:04 Tip #3 Review the "Medicare & You" handbook
01:25 Tip #4 "Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience" or "Guide"
02:07 Tip #5 Review Medicare savings programs
02:19 Tip #6 Medicare Part B covers free preventative services
02:31 Tip #7 Ask for help!
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AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping people ages 50 and older to improve their quality of life as they age. With over 38 million members and growing, we lead positive social change through our extensive product offerings and services.
Being a caregiver is already a lot. Some days it might feel like you’re lost in a healthcare maze and now you need to figure out insurance? Medicare expert Tricia Sandiego walks you through some valuable tips that may make things a little bit easier, including some services you might not know about.
We’ll cover vital first steps like the importance of filing an “Authorization to Disclose Personal Health Information” form and setting up an online Medicare account for your loved one via Medicare.gov.
We’ll look at great resources that are free of charge, like the "Medicare and You" handbook, the GUIDE program (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience), preventative services that are covered by Medicare Part B, the availability of State Health Assistance Programs for one-on-one assistance and the Medicare Rights Center.
Learn more here: aarp.org/medicare
Your Medicare questions answered: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXQ-JEOv9JjGkGt-kAdWhC0z5xLVg2kOP
Chapters:
00:00 Essential tips about Medicare for caregivers
00:36 Tip #1 Authorization to Disclose Personal Health Information
00:51 Tip #2 Set up an online Medicare account
01:04 Tip #3 Review the "Medicare & You" handbook
01:25 Tip #4 "Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience" or "Guide"
02:07 Tip #5 Review Medicare savings programs
02:19 Tip #6 Medicare Part B covers free preventative services
02:31 Tip #7 Ask for help!
If you want to be notified of stories like this, please *SUBSCRIBE* to our channel: youtube.com/@AARP?sub_confirmation=1
Please consider supporting more content like this by becoming an AARP member: aarp.org/becomeamember
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Connect with AARP Online:
Visit us: aarp.org
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping people ages 50 and older to improve their quality of life as they age. With over 38 million members and growing, we lead positive social change through our extensive product offerings and services.
