Medicare is a blessing for seniors in Southeast Texas and nationwide. It doesn’t always seem like that though, does it? Sometimes it seems super confusing and like everything you hear contradicts everything you have already heard.

There is help, right here in Southeast Texas. The Area Agency on Aging has an enthusiastic well informed staff that can get you the right answers every time.

They can help you with questions both on Medicare/Medicaid and your private insurance.

Sometimes you’re just not sure that government employee or the person on the phone from your insurance company are really on your side. However, you’ll quickly see that the hard working folks at  Area Agency on Aging are absolutely on your team.

There are a number of ways to reach them.

You can call 211 from most Southeast Texas phones and just tell the operator you have a question about any of the following: Long-Term Care Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Savings Programs, Medicare Part D, Medicare Supplements, Social Security , Supplemental Security Income, orVeteran’s Benefits.

For a complete more complete listing, visit them on the web: www.setrpc.org

You can also dial the Area Agency on Aging directly at: (409) 899-8444

If you’d like to go by in person, their office is located in Beaumont at 2210 Eastex Freeway, between Cathedral in the Pines and Café del Rio.

No one is going to understand every aspect of Medicaire or of their private insurance. Get the answers you need from the Area Agency on Aging.

One local physician’s group is also dedicated to assisting Southeast Texas seniors with Medicare questions: EPO – Eastex Physician Organization

Southeast Texas seniors can contact Eastex Physician Organization- EPO for up to date answers about Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans.