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Types of hydrangeas

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New recipes for your cookbook

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The benefits of honey

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Home & Garden 4

The joy and beauty of hydrangeas............ Carol Ann Harlos

Buffalo 60 Strong 6

Karen Calandra................................................ Ashley Ziomek

Genealogy 7 Yearbooks for genealogy.................. Carol DiPirro-Stipkovits

Features: Soup 11 Roasted poblano corn chowder.........................Judith Rucki 12 Sweet and spicy butternut squash soup............ Tara Erwin 13 Hearty vegetable soup.................................... Kathy Schlaich 14 Ain’t no party like a soup party................. Sabrina Kahwaty

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What’s cookin’?

I’ve always wanted to improve my cooking (it was my New Year’s resolution more times than I can count) but consistently found myself “too busy” and settling for convenient and easy standbys.

When the pandemic hit, my favorite excuse was no longer valid, so I committed to making at least one new recipe a week.

Often, because I fell in love with a different kind of convenient and easy—the crockpot—these recipes were soups.

Soup is often described as “feelgood” or “comfort” food, which means it’s always a welcome meal— even for my sheltering family of six disparate palates. But more than that, it’s simple to make and usually has leftovers for that week’s lunch or, when frozen, next week’s dinner. Crockpots, the easiest way to make soup, seem too good to be true (they’re not); prep in advance, then knock items off your to-do list while dinner cooks. It’s no wonder soup has such widespread appeal.

One local senior even throws a soup-themed party (See page 14)!

Senior living facilities have been serving up delicious recipes, soups included, for decades. In this issue, chefs from Elderwood, Fox Run, and GreenField Manor share their favorite recipes for you to in turn share with your own friends and families.

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11. Gregg Williams 12. B.B. King 13. Amherst 14. U2 15. Buffalo Blizzard 16. The Pan-American Exposition 17. Trailblazer 18. France 19. Judith Einach 20. Julia Roberts (for Erin Brokovich)

Online LAUGHTER WELLNESS Come as you are, just bring your laughter! Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Brighton FREE. Visit www.facebook.com/ Buffalo-Laughers for information.

Online ELDER LAW SESSIONS Erie County Department of Senior Services presents free online Webex seminars about legal issue affecting seniors Wednesdays at 10 a.m. www2.erie. gov/seniorservices/index.php?q=elderlaw-sessions Gowanda HEALTHY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE Activities open to the public age 50+, (no residency requirements), Concord Senior Center, 1 School Street, Gowanda; for schedule, visit communityalliance.org; 532-1010 Niagara Falls SENIOR C O M PA N I O N / F O S T E R GRANDPARENT PROGRAM Looking for seniors who enjoy working with their peers or children. Volunteers receive a tax-free stipend, transportation assistance, and supplemental insurance coverage while volunteering. If you are 55+ and want to make a difference, call 285-8224 Jennifer Britton (ext. 217) for Senior Companions and Kelly Carr (ext. 228) for Foster Grandparents Williamsville MEDICARE EDUCATION PROGRAM offers complimentary services through the WNY Medicare Resource Center.

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Buffalo HEADWAY SUPPORT GROUPS For individuals who have sustained brain injuries, their families, and caregivers; exchange information and resources, and find mutual support and encouragement. Info: 408-3100 or headwayofwny.org Southtowns NEW HORIZONS MUSIC Calling all musicians 50+ interested in music. For info, email Janet Stout at 354janet@gmail.com and visit newhorizonsmusic.org.

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HOME & GARDEN

CAROL ANN HARLOS

The joy and beauty of hydrangeas Photo by Carol Ann Harlos

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ydrangeas’ appeal is multifold: they are aesthetically pleasing (simply gorgeous), practical (they attract pollinators), and resilient (they don’t die easily). I grow several types; they bring me such joy.

A few years ago, a friend brought me two bigleaf hydrangeas that had been tossed out. They were about six inches across and some of the leaves were a crispy brown (she knows I love a challenge). I trimmed off the dead leaves and broken roots, soaked the plants in water overnight, and dug each a hole. I mixed dugout soil with some compost, planted, and watered them. Not only did they

survive, but the next year sent up fresh green growth.

I wasn’t expecting any flowers—I assumed they were putting energy into root and leaf development— but the next two years the plants expanded to about two feet in diameter and did produce a few flowers. I cut back new stem growth each year around the fourth of July so that the next year’s buds, which form in late August, would be

protected over the winter. This past winter and spring were mild, so I believe the buds didn’t freeze. This year, I had two bigleaf hydrangeas bursting with bright pink color.

They’ve produced a few flowers in the past, but this year they outdid themselves!

There are several types of hydrangeas. Some grow on “old wood” (meaning buds for next year’s bloom are formed at the end

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of the current growing season on stems produced during the previous summer), and some on “new wood” (meaning the plant doesn’t create buds until after growth begins in spring). If old wood hydrangeas are cut back in autumn, no new flower buds will be produced next spring.

If you don’t know what kind of hydrangeas you have, don’t prune them.

Let’s make this easy. When purchasing a hydrangea, note the type. The acronym “MOM” refers to the first letter of the three groups that flower on old wood: macrophylla, oak leaf, and mountain. That leaves you with panicle, smooth, and climbing, which bloom on new wood. (Yes, I know that some hydrangeas bloom on both old and new, but this doesn’t work well for many gardeners; they need a rule that tells them when to prune.)

Go outside and look at your hydrangeas. Watch the bees and other pollinators go to the flowers.

Cut some, bring them inside, and enjoy their beauty.

I love hearing from you: caharlos@verizon.net FY Carol Ann Harlos is an awardwinning retired math and science teacher, Master Gardener, beekeeper, writer, and speaker. She tends extensive gardens, including herbs, and loves learning from others and sharing her knowledge.

HOME & GARDEN

Types of hydrangeas Old wood hydrangeas Bigleaf hydrangeas (macrophylla) Also called florist, mophead, or lace cap, macrophylla hydrangeas include the Endless Summer series. Certain macrophylla hydrangeas’ color can change from pink to blue through the addition of an aluminum sulfate, or from blue to pink with the addition of dolomitic lime.

Frankly, I don’t understand why anyone wants to do this, but it’s most easily done on containergrown hydrangeas. Remember: you cannot change a white hydrangea to another color.

Oak leaf hydrangeas These are named for their leaf shape and like partially shady, moist soil.

Mountain hydrangeas Mountain hydrangeas’ leaves resemble those of big leaf hydrangeas, but the plants are hardier. Prune them immediately after they flower and relax.

New wood hydrangeas Panicle hydrangeas This type can grow to be up to twenty-five feet and includes Limelight and Pinky Winky.

Smooth hydrangeas These are the easiest to grow and include Annabelle, Invincible Spirit, and Invinciball.

Climbing hydrangeas I have none; they need a strong support and extremely vigorous once established. The flowers are a gorgeous lacy cap.

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hough we’re reminded often that diet impacts physical, mental, and emotional health, it’s usually not until the impact hits us that we heed the warnings. For more than twenty-five years, registered nurse Karen Calandra suffered from an auto-immune condition, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis; age fifty-five brough a new diagnosis: thyroid cancer. The East Amherst resident shares, “[I] started to think, ‘Maybe I’m doing something wrong.’”

After undergoing radiation treatments and surgery for the removal of her thyroid, Calandra began researching holistic healthcare, which focuses on how the entire body works as one unit.

She discovered undeniable links between her diet and health and concluded that certain foods were impacting her conditions. Her findings left her yearning to know more, so she returned to school to study nutrition.

As Calandra learned about “Food as Medicine,” a movement among physicians and medical institutions to make food a formal part of a patient treatment plan, she identified added sugars, gluten, and dairy as aggravators of her health issues. She quickly decided to cut them from her diet and was delighted to see lesions from her psoriasis clear and feel arthritic pain begin to dwindle. Her new understanding of food, combined with other positive choices, also

resulted in a thirty-pound weight loss.

Calandra was eager to share the benefits of her knowledge with others. “Sometimes, I think you have to go through things to come out on the other side better,” she says. “Now that I’ve learned, I’m so much better for it.” Calandra became an author and certified health coach, which allowed her to offer speaking engagements and nutrition classes.

For seventeen years, Calandra participated in hospital visits through her church and in the cancer institute’s pastoral ministry, where she helped spiritually minister patients undergoing chemotherapy. She was also an organizer for the American Heart Association’s Heart Ball, a nationwide fundraising gala for heart and stroke-related illnesses.

Today, Calandra spends her days with her husband and family, and as caregiver to her mother and father-in-law. Her advice to the sixty-plus community? “Sixty years old is the new forty. You don’t have to get old and decrepit as you age.

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by Buffalo Medical Group, in conjunction with the launch of Senior Care Advantage ONE. Ashley Ziomek is a freelance writer living in Western New York.

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GENEALOGY

Yearbooks for genealogy L

ife records often begin with a birth certificate and then jump to marriage and voting, leaving a gap the size of an entire childhood and adolescence.

Fortunately, we have school yearbooks. Thanks to them, I’ve discovered details about my ancestors’ lives that weren’t available anywhere else. I learned that Uncle Al, a U.S. Marine during World War II, once wanted to be a veterinarian, and that Uncle Lionel was nicknamed “Choo-Choo,” and claimed comic books were his favorite literature.

If “Have a great summer” is a availability. Take advantage of public libraries, which often have copies as popular yearbook sentiment, it might be because students have been writing part of local history collections.

In recent years, many yearbook sites it—at least in North America—for a long time. Yale published the first have been created to facilitate class higher education yearbook—the Yale reunions. While Classmates.com does Banner—in 1841, and when the high offer subscriptions, you can browse the schools became standard circa 1900, online yearbooks free of charge. Create an account, find “menu” at the top, they followed the collegiate lead. That’s more than a hundred years of “HAGS”! and search “yearbook.” A private, but Yearbooks can often be found as free, website is the National Yearbook (yearbook.genealogyvillage. part of genealogical or historical society Project collections. A school library may also com); clicking on US states (listed on have copies but call about research the left) will connect you to available

yearbooks by county. Archive.org, another free source, is a favorite among genealogists. Type “yearbook” in the search bar and enjoy over 50,000 results.

Paid sites offer even larger collections of indexed and searchable yearbooks; Ancestry.com has over 450,000.

If you’re not ready to commit to a subscription, Family History Centers and local libraries often have free access, and the site itself offers free access weeks throughout the year.

If your ancestors were in high school from 1941-1945, ww2yearbooks.org is worth a visit. This site highlights World War II’s impact on every aspect of American life, including high school, and updates its collection often enough to warrant a bookmark.

When you find an ancestor in a group photo, look at the other names in the caption. You may recognize friends, neighbors—maybe even a non-blood spouse—that provide new avenues to pursue. If you know your ancestor didn’t graduate, don’t assume a dead end; see if they’re still listed or pictured or check yearbooks prior to the graduation year.

Happy hunting! FY Carol DiPirro-Stipkovits is a National Genealogical Society member, Association of Professional Genealogists member as well as board member and President of the Niagara County Genealogical Society.

Carol has been researching her family tree since 2002 and shares her passion with monthly genealogy columns in the Niagara Gazette, Lockport Journal, and Forever Young.

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Roasted poblano chicken corn chowder Courtesy of Elderwood Regional Manager of Dining Services Daryl Cronk

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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lderwood Regional Manager of Dining Services Daryl Cronk began his restaurant career as a dishwasher.

“I knew it was my calling,” he shares. “I fell in love with the industry as a whole.”

After learning from chefs with whom he worked, Cronk attended and graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. Though he now works in management, Cronk has twenty-five years of experience as a chef in hotels, restaurants, and resorts. He says, “I got into senior care fifteen years ago and never looked back.”

Cronk credits baby boomers with elevating the standards of food at senior facilities; he shares that the industry has changed considerably over the last decade or so, and for the better.

“We hire real chefs with real culinary skill,” he says. “We don’t let the menus get stale.”

He says that the corn chowder

recipe he’s provided is “full of flavor and color,” and frequently requested

by Elderwood residents. “It’s like a meal, not something you want to start with [and] then have an entrée,” Cronk says. “It’s hearty and warms you up.”

Roasted poblano chicken corn chowder Courtesy of Daryl Cronk, regional manager of dining services at Elderwood Ingredients 2 6–8-ounce chicken breasts 1 red onion, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 ribs celery, minced 5 ears sweet corn, shucked, rinsed, and kernelled 1 poblano pepper, seeded, roasted, and chopped Tip: Cut pepper in half and remove stem and seeds. Hold the pepper halves over an open flame (gas stove burner) until you see charring. Remove with tongs, let cool, and chop on cutting board.

2 Yukon gold potatoes (large, diced) Tip: Leave the skins on; they complement the soup’s rustic theme.

3 strips bacon, fully cooked and chopped 5 sprigs fresh thyme 3 cups chicken stock or broth 3 cups Vitamin D milk (two percent

FEATURE or skim work, but soup won’t be as creamy) 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon cornstarch (dissolve with a splash of cold chicken stock before adding to crockpot) Garnish Daryl says, “I like to use fresh chopped chives, but scallions are nice too. For those who like a little more kick, try jalapeño peppers. I recommend purchasing a fresh French baguette to serve on the side.”

Instructions: Chop and mince all veggies and add to the crockpot.

Add thyme, salt, and pepper.

Add raw chicken breast.

Add wet ingredients including the dissolved cornstarch.

Add bacon.

Set crockpot to high for an hour and a half, then reduce heat to low for a minimum of two additional hours.

Chicken breast can be removed after an hour and a half and cooled in the refrigerator. Once cooled, pull the chicken breast into shredded-looking pieces. Add chicken back into the crock once shredded.

Adjust seasoning and garnish. FY Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer.

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FEATURE

Sweet & spicy butternut squash soup Courtesy of Fox Run Executive Chef Lisa Sanders

BY TARA ERWIN

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ne of Lisa Sanders’ favorite things to do is to make soup.

“Soups are so versatile, comforting, and just a feelgood food that are part of every cuisine,” says the executive chef at Fox Run at Orchard Park Lifecare Community. “I love utilizing seasonal flavors and local ingredients; I put a spin on traditional favorites by adding unique spices.”

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Sweet & spicy butternut squash soup Courtesy of Lisa Sanders, executive chef at Fox Run Ingredients: 1 large butternut squash, cut in half lengthwise, seeds removed 2 tablespoons canola oil

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½ cup diced Vidalia onion ½ cup peeled and diced apples (any variety, Gala recommended) 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 6 cups vegetable or chicken broth, divided 1 tablespoon maple syrup ¼ cup light brown sugar ½ cup heavy cream 1 to 2 tablespoons butter Salt and pepper, to taste Garnish: toasted pumpkin seeds, fresh chives, sour cream, or bacon bits Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F and lightly spray an oven safe baking dish. Drizzle

butternut squash with canola oil, coating all sides lightly, and place the squash on the pan facedown. Roast in the oven until cooked through and tender (about forty minutes). When tender, remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

While the squash is roasting, heat one tablespoon canola oil on medium in a large pot. Add chopped Vidalia onion and sauté until translucent, stirring occasionally. Add diced apples, chopped garlic, nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin, and chili powder; stir consistently. Add four cups of stock and bring to a simmer, cooking until apples have softened; let stand.

Once the squash is cool enough to handle, slowly peel the tough skin away and discard. Add the roasted and caramelized flesh into the soup pot. Slowly bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, adding maple syrup and brown sugar. (You may need to add more stock to thin down if the soup becomes too thick.)

Transfer contents of the soup pot to a blender (you may need to work in batches depending on the size of your blender), carefully blend the soup until it has reached a smooth consistency, then return to the pot (if you have an immersion blender, you can use that instead).

Add the heavy cream and butter, then season with salt and pepper to taste. If the soup is too thick, add more stock. If it is too thin, continue to simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally to reduce to desired consistency.

Ladle into a bowl and serve with garnish of choice. FY Tara Erwin lives and writes in Western New York.

FEATURE 1 teaspoon basil ½ teaspoon oregano ¼ teaspoon thyme 2 bay leaves Salt and pepper, to taste

Hearty vegetable soup

Instructions: Sauté the vegetables until tender.

Add garlic and sauté for thirty seconds to one minute.

Add the stock, tomato juice, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes.

Bring to a boil.

Let simmer for thirty minutes.

Add pasta and cook until tender.

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Kathy Schlaich is a contributor to Forever Young and has reported for publications across the country.

Courtesy of GreenField Manor Executive Chef Mike Arena

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xecutive Chef Mike Arena has been serving meals to the 120 residents at GreenField Manor for the past five years. Arena learned culinary skills on the job; he’s cooked for various restaurants and another local senior living facility, as well as out-of-state establishments. ½ stalk celery, diced One of his favorite creations is a 4-5 carrots, diced hearty, healthy vegetable soup that 1 red pepper, diced he says, “goes well with just about 1 green pepper, diced anything.” This soup is popular 1 zucchini, seeded and diced among residents and can be served 1 yellow squash, seeded and as a stand-alone meal with a loaf diced of crusty bread and salad, or as an 3 minced garlic cloves accompaniment to a larger meal.

1 bag chopped frozen spinach Hearty vegetable soup 1 quart vegetable stock 3 cups V8 or tomato juice Courtesy of Mike Arena, executive 1 small can tomato paste chef at GreenField Manor 1 can diced tomatoes Ingredients: ¼ cup acini di pepe pasta 1 white onion, diced

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FEATURE

Ain’t no party like a soup party

BY SABRINA KAHWATY

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ynette Meslinsky loves soup so much that she started a whole party in its honor.

While the group unfortunately neglected to record the inaugural party’s date, they’ve determined the party has been going strong for between twenty and twenty-five years (save a year off in 2020). Over the years, the party has served as a multi-purpose celebration for retirements, babies, new jobs, and houses but, at its core, it’s about enjoying good soup with good friends.

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“I think the soup party idea started just because I love soup,” Meslinsky says. “[It] is definitely a comfort food, [and] there is so much variety. Even chicken soup can be made many different ways. The possibilities seem endless.”

In her Christmas cards to the eight invited couples, Meslinsky proposes a few dates. These dates are Saturdays or Sundays from late January to late February—prime soup weather—and never on Super Bowl weekend.

As the party has been going on so long, the guest list has evolved.

“We sadly have lost two of the original members of the soup party couples,” Meslinsky shares. “Last year, one widow attended with her son, which was nice. [He] led us in a Jezynowka toast that his dad always did.”

Once the date has been selected and attendees confirmed, it’s time to start choosing soups. As guests report their choice to Meslinsky,

FEATURE she updates the group to avoid duplicates.

Meslinsky herself chooses last; “I wait until the other seven couples respond and then I choose a soup that fills in any gaps.”

Meslinsky shares that the group is fortunate to have many good cooks in the bunch willing to experiment with new recipes. “I once found a recipe to replicate the Locro de Papa I had in Ecuador,” she shares. “Sometimes, people bring something special to share from a recent vacation: rum from Cuba for example. We all wish we would have kept a record of the soups over the years.”

The festivities begin at 4 p.m.

After two hours of socializing, Meslinsky stops the action for an official soup introduction. “We start with an announcement like ‘Let Soup Party 2021 begin!’ and then everyone starts choosing their first soup,” she explains. “Everyone uses one bowl, and we rinse between soups.” Chefs offer eating directions

and suggested condiments.

The soup is accompanied by an assortment of bread and, of course, dessert. “Dessert usually has to wait a while, because believe it or not, you can get pretty stuffed sampling eight different soups—even if you pace yourself,” Meslinsky laughs.

Thanks to a fully vaccinated guest list, the soup party resumed in 2021, made more special by not having been together in so long. Meslinsky is confident the party will live on for many years.

“Everyone loves to get together and everyone loves soup,” she says. “It is a really easy way for me to entertain a lot of people without having a lot of work!” FY

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Medicare Savings Programs (MSP), also known as Medicare Buy-In programs or Medicare Premium Payment Programs, help people with Medicare (who do not qualify for Medicaid) pay for some of the costs of Medicare B. To qualify for MSP, you must be eligible for or have Medicare Part A, receive Social Security benefits, and meet income guidelines.

There are three Medicare Savings Programs: QMB: Qualified Medicare Beneficiary pays for Medicare’s Part A and Part B premiums, deductibles and coinsurance.

SLMB and QI-I: Specified Low-income Medicare Beneficiary and Qualifying Individual - I pays for Medicare’s Part B Premium.

Income Guidelines for Medicare Savings Program Federal Monthly Income Program Net Income QMB SLMB QI-1

Individual $1094 $1308 $1469

Couple $1472 $1762 $1980

Asset Limits Individual Couple No Asset Test No Asset Test No Asset Test

QDWI: Qualified Disabled and Working Individual pays for Medicare Part A premium only for disabled worker under the age of 65 who lost Part A benefits because of return to work.

QDWI SINGLE COUPLE

Income Below $4279 $5892

Resources Below $4,000 $6,000

You may be eligible for the Medicare Saving Program (MSP) that will pay the Medicare Part B premium. This program also automatically makes you eligible for “Extra Help”, the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) that will help with Part D premiums, lower co-pays and elimination of the gap in coverage. Please call 858-7883 for help.

Many people who qualify for an MSP may otherwise not qualify for “Full” Extra Help (LIS). This is because individuals who apply directly for Extra Help (LIS) must meet both an income eligibility limit and an asset eligibility limit.

“Extra Help” Low Income Subsidy (LIS) helps to reduce or eliminate the beneficiary’s Part D premium and significantly lower their cost sharing requirements: Full Extra Help (LIS) recipients will pay no monthly premium for a basic Part D plan whose monthly premium is at or below New York State’s subsidy amount ($42.27 in 2021).

Co-payments for prescription medications will be reduced to $3.70 -$9.20 (in 2021) for Full Extra Help; Partial Extra Help maybe available based on the beneficiary’s limited income and resources.

MSPs can enroll an individual into Medicare Part B: If a person has Part A of Medicare but does not have Part B, she/he may utilize an MSP to enroll into Part B outside of an enrollment period.

MSPs automatically eliminate Late Enrollment Penalties for Part B and cover the Part B premium: When an individual delays timely enrollment in Part B and does not qualify for the Part B Special Enrollment Period, that individual may be assessed a Late Enrollment Penalty (LEP). A person with an LEP would typically have to pay the LEP for as long as they have Part B. Enrollment in an MSP automatically eliminates the LEP, even if the beneficiary loses the MSP, later.

Below is a worksheet to determine net income to qualify for MSP. Net Income will then determine possible MSP level of coverage: i.e. QMB; SLMB; QI-1. (see income guidelines sheet).

Medicare Savings Program: Eligibility Worksheet

Enter: Gross Income

Pension(s) SSA (Including Medicare Part B Premium) Other Income* *(except for bank interest) Total:

Subtract: Medical Premium(s) Supplemental Premium or Medicare Advantage Premium Medicare Part D Premium (amount over basic plan cost) EPIC Premium Long Term Care Insurance Dental Premium Vision Premium

Minus Total: Net Income Total:

If your NET Income is below: Single: $1,469/mo. or less | Married Couple: $1,980/mo. or less

THEN APPLY FOR BENEFIT! - Call 716-858-7883

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover many preventive services. You pay nothing for most covered preventive services if you get the services from a doctor or other qualified health care provider who accepts Medicare. However, for some preventive services, you may have to pay a deductible, coinsurance, or both.

These costs may also apply if you get a preventive service in the same visit as a non-preventive service.

Medicare has preventive services that are paid in full (no co-payment) for the following: Annual Wellness Exam; “Welcome to Medicare” Preventive Visit; Alcohol Misuse Screening and Counseling; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening; Bone Mass Measurement; Cardiovascular Disease Behavioral Therapy; Cardiovascular Disease Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap Smear and Pelvic Exam); Colorectal Cancer Screening; Covid-19 Vaccination, Depression Screening; Diabetes Screening; Diabetes Prevention Program; Flu Shot; Hepatitis B Shot & Screening; Hepatitis C Screening; HIV Screening; Lung Cancer Screening; Mammogram Screening; Medical Nutrition Therapy; Obesity Screening and Counseling; Pneumococcal Shot; Prostate Cancer Screening; Smoking and Tobacco Cessation; Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Screening/ Counseling. Medicare pays 80% for Diabetes Self-Management Training; Glaucoma Screening (20% co-payment).

For more information call: Erie County Department of Senior Services Health Insurance (716) 858-7883