Medicare phone line: Medicare offers a phone line available 24 hours per day, seven days a week during open enrollment for people to ask questions. The line is 800/633-4227 or for TTY users, 877-486-2048.
Free insurance advisor: The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner offers free, unbiased health insurance advisors to help people choose a Medicare plan through the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA). To contact SHIBA, call 800/562-6900 (phone line open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays) or for TTY, call 360/586-0241. For additional information, including finding a SHIBA office or Medicare counseling session, visit bit.ly/3TSqp4N.
Comparisons: Side-by-side comparisons of plans are available on Medicare.gov, where people can also enroll for their plan.
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