Important Dec. 17 Update: In response to the COVID-19 emergency, APPRISE is providing telephone counseling only at all locations; no face-to-face appointments. To reach APPRISE health-insurance counseling, people should call (570) 624-3026.
Diakon Community Services offers the APPRISE program in multiple central and northeastern Pennsylvania counties, listed below; it also serves as a Pennsylvania Department of Aging TeleCenter site.
APPRISE recognizes the complexity of Medicare and offers free health-insurance counseling to people with Medicare. In fact, our “New to Medicare” class can assist individuals in navigating the Medicare system and help them to understand their options.
Trained staff and volunteers are available to meet one-on-one with individuals. They explain options in easy-to-understand terms, allowing those we help to make informed decisions about health-insurance needs. Additionally, we can assist people in completing the often-frustrating paperwork associated with Medicare and related benefits programs.
Annually, our program hosts many “enrollment events” during Medicare’s enrollment period, Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, helping people with Medicare compare and select Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plans.
And if you would like to volunteer, we have many opportunities to do so. See our volunteer page for more information including various important documents.
LOCATIONS:
Schuylkill County APPRISE
118 South Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
Phone: (570) 624-3026 | Toll-free: 1-800-621-6325 | Contact: Dana Oravitz
In Schuylkill County, APPRISE is funded in part through the Schuylkill County Office of Senior Services.
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Pike County APPRISE
150 Pike County Blvd., Hawley, PA 18428
Phone: (570) 775-5550, Ext. 1313 | Contact: Christine Crossley
The program is operated under a contract with the Pike County Area Agency on Aging, with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and the Administration on Community Living.
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Columbia and Montour Counties APPRISE
Columbia-Montour Aging Office
702 Sawmill Road, Suite 201, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone: (570) 784-9272, Ext. 3110 | Contact: Penny Davis
The program is operated under a contract with the Columbia-Montour Aging Office, Inc., with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and the Administration on Community Living.
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Luzerne and Wyoming Counties APPRISE
93 N. State St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Phone: (570) 822-1159, Ext. 2395 | Contact: Marg Strein
The program is operated under a contract with the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne & Wyoming Counties, with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and the Administration on Community Living.
