About this Event
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Online GW Zoom
The ABCs & Ds of Understanding Medicare is an informative webinar the helps participants navigate the four core parts of Medicare—Part A‚ Part B‚ Part C‚ and Part D. This session breaks down what Medicare covers in each part‚ how enrollment works‚ and common considerations - including Medicare Advantage and supplemental plans - as Open Enrollment approaches. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of coverage options‚ costs‚ and key decisions that support confident‚ informed healthcare planning.
Salama S. Freed‚ PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at GW. Her research agenda focuses on improving the aging experience for older adults. In particular‚ Dr. Freed studies the effects of policy or care delivery disruptions on older adults’ access to care‚ with a focus on Medicare and long-term care.
Prior to joining the School of Public Health in 2022‚ Dr. Freed was a health policy fellow at the National Pharmaceutical Council and Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics. She earned her PhD in Economics at Vanderbilt University in 2018.
