Medicare Advantage
Bundles your hospital, medical, and often drug coverage into one plan from a private insurer.
Turning 65 or reviewing your current coverage? Kristy will help you compare Medicare Advantage and Medigap options side by side, check the details that matter to you, and explain it all in plain English. No call centers, no pressure.
Compare Medicare Advantage and Medigap with Kristy Hicks, your local Hanover agent.
Medicare Advantage & Medigap inquiries. Standalone Part D (PDP) plans are not offered.
We do not offer every plan available in your area. Any information we provide is limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of your options.
These products solve different needs. Kristy can help you compare Medicare Advantage and Medigap options available in your area. For Medicare Advantage options, she checks your doctors and prescriptions alongside your budget.
Bundles your hospital, medical, and often drug coverage into one plan from a private insurer.
Works alongside Original Medicare to cover out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copays.
Missing an enrollment window without a qualifying exception may result in late penalties.
Your Initial Enrollment Period is a 7-month window that starts 3 months before your 65th birthday.
Annual Enrollment is a good time to review Medicare Advantage coverage.
Turning 65, already enrolled, or comparing for the year ahead? Share a few basics and how to reach you.
She reviews Medicare Advantage and Medigap options. For Medicare Advantage options, she checks whether your doctors are in network and looks for your prescriptions on the plan formulary.
Compare the suitable options side by side in plain English, whether you are enrolling for the first time or reviewing this year’s plan for next year.
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Medicare Advantage, also called Part C, bundles hospital and medical coverage and may include prescription coverage. Plan details vary, so check the provider network and current plan documents before enrolling.
Medigap works alongside Original Medicare to help cover out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles, copays, and coinsurance. It cannot be combined with Medicare Advantage.
Yes, during Annual Enrollment, October 15 through December 7, or if you have a qualifying life event. Kristy can review your current plan and help you compare your options.
Missing your Initial Enrollment Period or another applicable window without a qualifying exception may result in late penalties. Ask Kristy about your situation before assuming you are out of options.
Use Medicare.gov, the official Medicare website, and current official plan documents to verify Medicare rules and plan details.
Talk with a licensed Pennsylvania agent at a local Hanover office, not a national call center.
We do not offer every plan available in your area. Any information we provide is limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of your options.
Clear, local insurance guidance
Kristy Hicks Health Insurance & Medicare helps Pennsylvania individuals, families, seniors, and small businesses compare coverage in plain language. Recommendations are based on eligibility, provider access, prescriptions, budget, and the rules that apply to each client, not on a one-size-fits-all plan.
Bring the names of the people who need coverage, dates of birth, current policies, preferred doctors, prescriptions, and an estimated budget. Medicare clients should also bring their Medicare card and current plan information.
Kristy does not charge clients a consultation fee for comparing or enrolling in the insurance products she offers. Availability, eligibility, plan terms, and carrier compensation can vary, so every recommendation is reviewed with the client before enrollment.
The premium is only one part of an insurance decision. Health and Medicare clients should also compare deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, provider networks, prescription coverage, prior-authorization rules, and the maximum amount they could pay for covered care. Life and supplemental policies should be reviewed for benefits, exclusions, duration, underwriting, and how the policy fits the financial risk the client wants to address.
A useful comparison applies the same facts to every available option. Kristy documents the client's priorities first, identifies products she is authorized to offer, and explains where plan documents or carrier tools should be used to verify an important detail. This approach helps clients distinguish a genuinely suitable option from one that simply looks inexpensive in an advertisement.
A marriage, birth, move, employment change, loss of other coverage, approaching Medicare eligibility, or business staffing change can affect insurance needs and enrollment rights. Kristy Hicks Health Insurance & Medicare reviews the effective date, applicable enrollment window, current policy, expected care, providers, prescriptions, budget, and supporting documents before discussing the next available choices.
Existing clients should also schedule periodic reviews even when nothing major has changed. Carrier offerings, premiums, provider contracts, formularies, and benefits can change from one year to the next. A review creates time to verify current information and make a deliberate decision before a renewal or annual enrollment deadline arrives.
Consumers can verify Medicare rules through the official Medicare website, Pennsylvania marketplace information through Pennie, Pennsylvania's official marketplace, and licensing or consumer guidance through the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Kristy Hicks Health Insurance & Medicare also maintains a public HealthMarkets agent profile for Kristy Hicks. General marketplace information is also available from HealthCare.gov's official consumer resources.
Yes. Kristy reviews available products from the carriers she represents and explains meaningful differences in cost, network, benefits, and plan rules.
Yes. Clients can contact the office with policy questions, service needs, life changes, and annual-review requests after their coverage begins.
The Hanover office serves clients throughout south-central Pennsylvania, including communities in York and Adams counties, subject to carrier and product availability.