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
Oneida June 13 (Tue) 11:00 AM North Utica Senior Center, 50 Riverside Drive, Utica NY 13502
Albany June 14 (Wed) 5:00 PM CDPHP Fitness Connect at the Ciccotti Center, 30 Aviation Road, Albany NY 12205
Broome June 15 (Thu) 2:00 PM The Spot Restaurant, 1062 Front Street, Binghamton NY 13905
Saratoga June 21 (Wed) 5:30 PM 1785 Building, 1785 Rt. 9, Clifton Park NY 12065
Albany June 29 (Thu) 11:00 AM CDPHP Fitness Connect at the Ciccotti Center, 30 Aviation Road, Albany NY 12205
Oneida July 11 (Tue) 10:00 AM North Utica Senior Center, 50 Riverside Drive, Utica NY 13502
Saratoga July 12 (Wed) 5:30 PM 1785 Building, 1785 Route 9, Halfmoon NY 12065
Albany July 13 (Thu) 5:00 PM CDPHP Fitness Connect at the Ciccotti Center, 30 Aviation Rd, Colonie NY 12205
Warren July 18 (Tue) 2:00 PM Queensbury Senior Center, 742 Bay Rd, Queensbury NY 12804
Greene July 20 (Thu) 6:00 PM Columbia Memorial Health, 159 Jefferson Heights Parking Lot 1 Entrance, Catskill NY 12414
Washington July 27 (Thu) 11:15 AM The Senior Center of The Kingsbury & Fort Edward Area INC., 78 Oak St, Hudson Falls 12839
Oneida Aug 16 (Wed) 12:30 PM Verona Beach Senior Center, 6734 NYS Route 13, Verona Beach NY 13162
Herkimer Aug 23 (Wed) 2:00 PM Ilion Free Public Library, 78 West Street Ilion NY 13357
Saratoga Aug 24 (Thu) 1:00 PM Saratoga Senior Center, 290 West Ave, Saratoga Springs NY 12866
Oneida Sept 5 (Tue) 1:00 PM Parkway Senior Center, 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica NY 13501

Online Medicare Seminars (Capital Region):

Date Time Location Attend
July 18 (Tue) 12:00 PM Online

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Aug 15 (Tue) 5:00 PM Online

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Sept 16 (Sat) 9:00 AM Online

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In-Person Medicare Seminars (Western New York):

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County Date Time Location
Steuben June 30 (Fri) 1:00 PM Dormann Library, 101 W Morris Street, Bath NY 14810
Monroe July 11 (Tue) 1:00 PM Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave, Rochester NY 14617
Monroe July 14 (Fri) 2:00 PM Henrietta Recreation Center, 605 Calkins Rd, Rochester NY 14623

Online Medicare Seminars (Western New York):

Date Time Location Attend
June 22 (Thu) 5:00 PM Online

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July 12 (Wed) 12:00 PM Online

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Aug 24 (Thu) 5:00 PM Online

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Sept 9 (Sat) 9:00 AM Online

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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.