May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

NTP Medicare Update & Education Webinar

May 13, 2021    1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET

Join us for information about:

• Medicare updates
• Older Americans Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month and Medicare coverage of screenings and counseling
• Medicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program

To register, go to CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/moodle/course/view.php?id=130. After registration, you'll get an email with a calendar appointment. This webinar will be recorded. You don’t need to register to view the recording.

New / Updated Training Materials

Medicare Rights and Protections PowerPoint (Spanish version)

The CMS National Training Program has training materials for many Medicare topics, including PowerPoint modules that can be customized for your audience. Check them out at CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/resources.

NTP Webinar Recordings

April NTP Update & Education webinar (recording)

This webinar shared Medicare updates and information on "From Coverage to Care" telehealth resources, alcohol abuse awareness month, Medicare coverage of alcohol misuse screenings and counseling, and the Health Insurance Marketplace ® Special Enrollment Period (SEP). The webinar also included a presentation on Medicare eligibility and coverage for transplant services.

To view all of our webinar recordings, visit the NTP website.

New/Updated CMS Products

Medicare Supplemental Insurance: Getting Started

4 Programs That Can Help You Pay Your Medical Expenses

Guide to Choosing a Hospital

Opioid treatment programs for people with both Medicare and Medicaid (Spanish)

Did You Know?

• May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
  • Visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness for a blog, personal stories, videos, digital toolkits, social media engagements, and national events.
  • Use From Coverage to Care’s (C2C) Roadmap to Behavioral Health to understand how to use your health coverage to improve your physical and mental health.
• May is Older Americans Month. For materials, resources, and activity ideas, go to ACL.gov/oam/2021/older-americans-month-2021 
• The Marketplace SEP was extended through August 15, 2021.There are new resources, including a partner toolkit, for the Special Enrollment Period.
• You can find the latest news about Medicare by visiting the CMS Newsroom.