North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging

Medicare Open Enrollment Period
October 15 to December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day


Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas provides free, unbiased Medicare counseling and enrollment help. Please call and make an appointment in advance. If you are not able to attend one of the enrollment events listed below, please call the Area Agency on Aging at 800-432-2703 or 785-776-9294, or for any location in Kansas, call 866-457-2364.

During open enrollment, you can:

  • Change from one Part D plan to another Part D plan
  • Change from one Medicare Advantage plan (PFFS, PPO, HMO) to another Medicare Advantage plan
  • Change from Medicare Advantage to Original Medicare and enroll in a Part D plan
  • Add a Part D plan if you didn't have one before, but you may have to pay a late enrollment penalty — ask your SHICK conselor for details
2011 Medicare Enrollment Events

City & Date Location Reservations
Wamego
Oct. 17
Wamego Senior Center
501 Ash St.
Call Jill Deters at
785-457-3319
Manhattan
Oct. 18, Nov. 7 & Dec. 2
Area Agency on Aging
401 Houston St.
Call the AAA
785-776-9294
Council Grove
Oct. 21
Council Grove Senior Center
227 W. Main St.
Call Peggy Peters
620-767-6319
Belleville
Oct.24 and Nov. 9
Belleville Public Library
1327 19th St.
Call the AAA
785-776-9294
Beloit
Oct. 25
Port Public Library
311 W. Main St.
Call the AAA
785-776-9294
Harveyville
Oct. 25
Harveyville Methodist Church
371 Wabaunsee St.
Call Bernadette Trieb
785-765-3821
Salina
Oct. 27 & 28
Salina Senior Center
245 N. 9th St.
Call the Salina Senior Center
785-827-9818
Onaga
Oct. 31
Onaga Community Hospital
120 W. 8th St.
Call Jill Deters
785-457-3319
Abilene
Nov. 2
Dickinson County Courthouse
109 E. 1st St.
Call Brenda Finn-Bowers
785-263-1562
Junction City
Nov. 3
1st United Methodist Church
804 N. Jefferson St.
Call Debra Wood
785-238-4161
Concordia
Nov. 8
Courthouse Meeting Room
811 Washington St.
Call Mary Florea
785-243-8185
Paxico
Nov. 10
Mill Creek Valley Jr. High School
112 Elm St.
Call Bernadette Trieb
785-765-3821
Maple Hill
Nov. 10
Maple Hill Senior Center
218 Main St.
Call Bernadette Trieb
785-765-3821
White City
Nov. 11
Rolling Prairie Senior Center
122 McKenzie St.
Call Judy Steward
785-349-2813
Cottonwood Falls
Nov. 12
Chase County High School
600 Main St.
Call Deb Haglund
620-273-8511
Alta Vista
Nov. 15
Alta Vista Senior Center
700 E. Lowe
Call Bernadette Trieb
785-765-3821
Eskridge
Nov. 16
Eskridge Library
115 S. Main St.
Call Bernadette Trieb
785-765-3821
Emporia
Nov. 17 & 18
Courthouse Annex
402 Commercial
Call Department on Aging
620-342-6119
Minneapolis
Nov. 21
Ottawa County Health Dept.
817 A Argyle
Call Charlotte Johnson
785-392-2822
Ellsworth
Nov. 22
Ellsworth Senior Center
115 E. North Main St.
Call Ellsworth Senior Center
785-472-3032
Alma
Nov. 30
Alma Public Library
115 W. 3rd St
Call Bernadette Triebe
785-765-3821
Lincoln Call for appointment Call Theresa Richards
785-524-3510
Clay Center Call for appointment Call Deanna Turner
785-632-5335
Marion Call for appointment Call Gayla Ratzlaff
620-382-3580