Webinar
Transition Talk: Health Insurance – Keeping the Wheels on the Bus!
In this transition talk, we explore health insurance, what steps need to be taken to maintain insurance coverage beyond age 26, how disabled adults obtain Medicare, how different public and private insurances interact, and how to navigate private and public insurance(s).
About the webinar
In this transition talk, Amy Weinstock, Director of the Insurance Resource Center at UMass Chan Medical School talks about health insurance, explores what steps need to be taken to maintain coverage on parents insurance policies beyond age 26, how disabled adults obtain Medicare, how different public and private insurances interact, and how to navigate private and public insurance(s).
Speaker
Amy K. Weinstock, Director, The Insurance Resource Center, UMass Chan Medical School’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
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Download additional workshop handouts
- Fact Sheet on Insurance Coverage for Disabled Dependents
- Fact Sheet on MassHealth Premium Assistance
About Transition Talks
Transition Talks workshops are a series of monthly, virtual workshops hosted by Perkins and industry experts, designed to help you plan your blind or visually impaired young adult’s future after High School. These workshops are open to families from across the country. Throughout the year, we’re tackling robust topics including the self-determined IEP, housing options, college pathways for young adults with disabilities, state and federal benefits, guardianship, financial and legal planning and more.
