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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
Bernard P. Carvalho Jr.
Mayor
Wallace G. Rezentes Jr.
Managing Director
AGENCY ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS
News Release
For Immediate Release: September 19, 2017
KEALOHA TAKAHASHI, EXECUTIVE
Tel (808) 241-4470
Fax (808) 241-5113
Medicare open enrollment period begins October 15 to December 7
LĪHU‘E – The Agency on Elderly Affairs is announcing that the Medicare open
enrollment period begins Oct. 15 through Dec. 7.
New Medicare cards will be issued containing a unique, randomly-assigned number that
replaces the current Social Security-based number.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin mailing the new cards to
people with Medicare benefits in April 2018 to meet the statutory deadline for replacing all
existing Medicare cards by April 2019.
If you need assistance on selecting a Medicare plan or have any questions on Medicare,
please contact the County’s Agency on Elderly Affairs at 241-4470 or stop by the office located
at 4444 Rice St. Suite 330, open Monday to Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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