Medicare Basics

medicare 101 seminars

Medicare is insurance for people who are 65 or older or for people under 65 who have a disability.

You will learn what you need to know about Medicare including:

  • ✓  How Medicare works

  • ✓  When to enroll

  • ✓  What Medicare does and does not cover

  • ✓  What Medicare may cost you, and how to avoid penalties

Please see the schedules for upcoming in-person and online events so you can choose a time that works best for you. These FREE events will take place either on Zoom, an easy-to-use video conferencing tool, or in person at the designated location.


Capital Region

Albany, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Warren, and Washington counties

Western New York

Allegany, Chemung, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates counties


In-Person Medicare Seminars (Capital Region):

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County Date Time Location
Albany Jun 05 (Wed) 01:00 PM CDPHP® Fitness Connect at the Ciccotti Center, 30 Aviation Road, Colonie NY 12205
Albany Jun 06 (Thu) 01:00 PM Cohoes Senior Center, 10 Cayuga Plaza, Cohoes NY 12047
Albany Jul 18 (Thu) 02:00 PM CDPHP® Fitness Connect at the Ciccotti Center, 30 Aviation Road, Colonie NY 12205
Broome Jul 02 (Tue) 11:00 AM Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St, Binghamton NY 13901
Columbia Aug 29 (Thu) 02:00 PM Columbia Chamber of Commerce, 1 N Front St , Hudson NY 12534
Greene Jun 13 (Thu) 11:00 AM Cairo Town Hall, 512 Main St, Cairo NY 12413
Greene Aug 29 (Thu) 11:00 AM Cairo Town Hall, 512 Main St, Cairo NY 12413
Herkimer Jul 09 (Tue) 02:30 PM Denny's , 701 Mohawk St, Herkimer NY 13550
Herkimer Sep 06 (Fri) 01:00 PM Ilion Free Public Library, 78 West St, Ilion NY 13357
Oneida Aug 13 (Tue) 11:00 AM New Hartford Public Library, 2 Library Ln, New Hartford NY 13413
Oneida Aug 20 (Tue) 11:00 AM Parkway Senior Center, 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica NY 13501
Rensselaer Jul 22 (Mon) 11:00 AM Capital District YMCA Troy Family Branch, 2500 21st Street, Troy NY 12180
Saratoga Jun 13 (Thu) 11:00 AM 1785 Specialty Medical Practices, 1785 US-9, Clifton Park NY 12065
Saratoga Jul 09 (Tue) 10:00 AM Saratoga Senior Center, 290 West Ave Suite 1, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
Schenectady Jun 10 (Mon) 01:00 PM Rotterdam Senior Center, 2639 Hamburg St, Rotterdam NY 12303
Schenectady Jul 31 (Wed) 11:00 AM Rotterdam Public Library, 1100 N Wescott Rd, Schenectady NY 12306
Schoharie Aug 13 (Tue) 02:00 PM The Community Library , 110 Union St, Cobleskill NY 12043

Online Medicare Seminars (Capital Region):

Date Time Location Attend
Jun 11 (Tue) 05:00 PM Online

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Jul 11 (Thu) 05:00 PM Online

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Aug 10 (Sat) 09:00 AM Online

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Sep 26 (Thu) 12:00 PM Online

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In-Person Medicare Seminars (Western New York):

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Online Medicare Seminars (Western New York):

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Our hours are 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. seven days a week, October 1 – March 31. From April 1 to September 30, Monday – Friday, our hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A voice messaging service is used weekends, after-hours, and federal holidays. Calls will be returned within one business day.