FREE LIVE 30-MINUTE WEBINAR FOR HR PROFESSIONALS
HR Gets the Medicare Questions.
Do You Have the Answers?
Empower your team with crystal-clear guidance on late-enrollment penalties, HSA compatibility traps, and coordination of benefits. In just 30 focused minutes, gain the executive-ready clarity needed to protect both retiring employees and your company from costly compliance missteps.
- Spot and prevent the 3 silent HSA contribution violations for employees 65+
- Actionable employer decision tree: When Medicare Part B is truly required
- Official toolkit: Printable employee transition checklist & HR Q&A scripts
CRITICAL WORKFORCE GUIDANCE
Why HR Needs This Workshop
Employees approaching 65 look to HR first when navigating transition options. Gain the clarity and compliance awareness required to steer your workforce safely.
Answer with Confidence
Transform daily uncertainty into authoritative support. Equip your team with clear answers to the most common, high-stress Medicare questions employees bring to your desk.
Understand Coordination
Master how Medicare seamlessly interfaces with active group health plans, COBRA, and HSAs so your organization never provides conflicting or non-compliant benefit counsel.
Avoid Costly Mistakes
Protect valued staff from permanent Part B late enrollment penalties and inadvertent coverage gaps with proactive, timely milestone planning before their 65th birthday.
30-MINUTE INTENSIVE SYLLABUS
Five Medicare Topics Every HR Professional Should Understand
A structured legal and operational walkthrough designed to protect your organization from liability, prevent permanent employee penalty surcharges, and replace guesswork with fiduciary clarity.
Enrollment Timelines & Irrevocable Penalty Triggers
Navigate the exact mechanics of the Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) vs. General Enrollment. Learn how Part B late enrollment penalties accrue at 10% for every 12-month delay—lasting for the employee's lifetime—and how to verify Special Enrollment eligibility without triggering retroactive coverage gaps.
Working Past 65 & Creditable Group Coverage
The 20-employee threshold under CMS Secondary Payer rules determines whether employer insurance is primary. Master the annual Part D creditable coverage disclosure obligations to employees and CMS, preventing sudden medical denial disputes when mature staff continue working.
COBRA Integration & The Primary Payer Illusion
COBRA is legally not considered creditable coverage for Medicare Part B. Unpack the severe compliance trap where separating employees choose COBRA instead of Medicare Part B, risking denied claims once insurers retroactively refuse primary payer status.
HSA Contributions & The 6-Month Retroactive Part A Rule
Delayed Medicare enrollment triggers up to a 6-month retroactive Part A effective date. Understand how this unexpected lookback triggers IRS excise tax penalties on HSA contributions, and establish the exact payroll cutoff schedule needed to protect both employee and employer.
Neutral Guidance vs. Unlicensed Plan Steering
Draw clear ERISA compliance lines between helpful educational resources and prohibited carrier steering. Equip your HR team with unbiased checklists, standard operating procedures, and authorized referral pathways that eliminate employer advisory liability.
Complimentary 30-Minute Live Briefing · Compliance Toolkit Included
INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE FACILITATOR
Meet Your Presenter
Jennifer Paaske, MPH — Senior Healthcare Advisor & Medicare Specialist
Jennifer Paaske brings more than 17 years of leadership in health insurance systems, public health policy, and senior transition planning. Holding a Master of Public Health (MPH), she has dedicated her career to demystifying healthcare complexity for HR professionals, enterprise leadership, and retiring personnel nationwide.
Unlike carrier-sponsored seminars, Jennifer delivers an objective, curriculum-first briefing designed strictly to equip benefits managers with fiduciary-grade clarity. Her sessions focus on practical guidance, statutory timing rules, and employee support frameworks without sales pitches or enrollment quotas.
- Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy & Administration
- 17+ Years Advising Employers & Benefits Administrators
- 100% Unbiased Educational Delivery with Zero Carrier Affiliation
RESERVE YOUR VIRTUAL SEAT
Be Ready for Your Next Medicare Question
Join our 30-minute executive briefing designed exclusively for HR and benefits leaders. Objective, compliant, and completely free of commercial sales pressure.
Purely Educational • 30 Minutes • Live Q&A with Jennifer Paaske, MPH
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DiscoverWell Learning is an educational offering of DiscoverWell LLC. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government or the federal Medicare program. Educational information only; no individualized insurance recommendations.
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