Welcome to Demystifying Medicare Online!

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Accessing the workshop from home . . .

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For individual Medicare counseling, call us at the number below or speak to a counselor at a local library.

HELPLINE:  (914) 813-6100

You can also contact us by email at SBICmedia@gmail.com.

Counselors are HIICAP-certified and work in partnership with WLS and Westchester County’s Department of Senior Programs and Services.

Meet Julie Woodward, presenter

Click on the video below to see how this webpage works.

Live workshops in April and May 2025 – scroll down

Register at one of the libraries or community centers listed below by calling (914) 231-3236. Please leave your name, telephone number and the event you’d like to attend. You will not be called back unless the date or time has been changed.

Step 1: Download and print

You will need these two handouts:

Medigap info and NYS planfinder
(these prices match the audio; use the link on p.2 for current prices)

Planfinder (Medicare Advantage, Part D)

These handouts may be helpful, but they will not be used in the audio:

Pandora’s leftovers

Useful telephone numbers

Additional resources can be found below the audio chapters.

Step 2: Please make sure to click the green button below

It opens a .pdf of the all the displays used in the live presentation

Click to open the Demystifying Medicare slides

Upcoming Presentations:

The workshops are given in two main series each year, Fall (during Open Enrollment) and Spring. Please check for newly added events, schedule changes, or cancellations.  Walk-ins welcome, but pre-registration requested in case of emergency.

Fall series 2025 under construction – more dates to be added …

MONTROSE – Sunday, Sept. 28, 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Hendrick Hudson Free Library
185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548
Pre-registration requested at (914) 739-5654

KATONAH – Saturday, Oct. 4th, 1 – 4:15 pm
Katonah Village Library
26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536
Pre-registration requested at (914) 231-3236

HARRISON – Monday, Oct. 6th, 5:30 – 8:45 pm
Harrison Public Library, Halperin Building
2 Bruce Ave., Harrison, NY 10528
Pre-registration requested at (914) 835-0324, ext. 3

PLEASANTVILLE – Saturday, Oct. 11th, 10 am – 1:15 pm
Mount Pleasant Public Library
350 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570
Pre-registration requested at (914) 769-0548 or on the library’s Events calendar

PELHAM – Thursday, Oct. 16th, 5:30 – 8:45 pm
Town of Pelham Public Library
530 Colonial Ave., Pelham, NY 10803
Pre-registration requested at (914) 738-1234 or email ngross@pelhamlibrary.org

EASTCHESTER – Saturday, Oct. 18th, 9:30 am – 12:45 pm
Eastchester Public Library
11 Oakridge Place, Eastchester, NY 10709
Pre-registration requested at (914) 793-5055 or on the library’s Events calendar

WHITE PLAINS – Sunday, Oct. 19th, 1:15 – 4:30 pm
White Plains Public Library, 2nd floor
100 Martine Ave., White Plains, NY 10601
Pre-registration requested at (914) 231-3236 or on the library’s Events calendar

SOMERS – Tuesday, Oct. 21st, 9:30 am – 12:45 pm
Somers Library
82 Primrose St., Katonah, NY 10536 (at Rte 129 and Reis Park)
Pre-registration requested at (914) 485-4304 or on the library’s Events calendar

RYE – Saturday, Oct. 25th, 10:15 am – 1:30 pm
Rye Free Reading Room
1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580
Pre-registration requested at (914) 231-3161 or on the library’s Events calendar

CROTON – Sunday, Oct. 26th, 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Croton Free Library
171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
Pre-registration requested at (914) 271-6612 or on the library’s Events calendar

CORTLANDT MANOR – Tuesday, Oct. 28th, 5:30 – 8:45 pm
Town Hall
1 Heady St., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10566
Pre-registration requested at (914) 231-3236

SOUTH SALEM – Saturday, Nov. 1, 10:15 am – 1:30 pm
Lewisboro Library
15 Main St., South Salem, NY 10590
Pre-registration requested at (914) 875-9004 or on the library’s Events calendar

SCARSDALE – Monday, Nov. 3rd, 5 – 8:30 pm
Scarsdale Public Library
54 Olmsted Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Pre-registration requested at (914) 722-1302 or on the library’s Events calendar

SHRUB OAK – Saturday, Nov. 8th, 10 am – 1:15 pm
John C. Hart Library
1130 East Main St., Shrub Oak, NY 10588
Pre-registration requested at (914) 245-5262 or on the library’s Events calendar

YONKERS – Sunday, Nov. 9th, 1 – 4:15 pm
Grinton I. Will Library
1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710
Pre-registration requested at (914) 231-3236


Some of the completed events

MOUNT KISCO
Mount Kisco Public Library
100 East Main St., Mount Kisco, NY 10549

DOBBS FERRY
Dobbs Ferry Public Library
55 Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

VALHALLA
Mount Pleasant Community Center
125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595

OSSINING
Ossining Public Library, 2nd-floor conference room
53 Croton Ave., Ossining, NY 10562

YORKTOWN
Albert A. Capellini Community & Cultural Center
1974 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

ARMONK
North Castle Public Library
19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk, NY 10504

TARRYTOWN
Warner Library
121 Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591

GREENBURGH
Greenburgh Public Library
300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

BRONXVILLE
Bronxville Public Library
201 Pondfield Rd, Bronxville, NY 10708

ARDSLEY
Town of Greenburgh Multipurpose Center
11 Olympic Lane, Ardsley, NY 10502

BRIARCLIFF MANOR
One Library Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

MOUNT VERNON
Mount Vernon Public Library
28 South First Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550

RYE
Rye Free Reading Room
1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY 10580