📱 Text “INSIDER” to 1-888-459-8182 for urgent benefits updates & resources
The Annual Medicare Checkup · free
On your TV or computer? Text CHECKUP to 1-888-459-8182 and I’ll text you this link to open on your phone.
About 2 minutes · Checked against Medicare.gov, CMS and Social Security · Works on any device
Before the checklist
Type your ZIP. You see how many 2027 plans are approved for your county and what the worst case looks like, before you read a single plan name.
Enter your ZIP on the left. The numbers come from the same CMS files as Medicare.gov, through the Benefits Insider Medicare Navigator.
Two minutes. Your group’s checklist for this Open Enrollment, built for your situation.
You are here.
All of them, from the government’s files, with the three to look at first and your worst-case number.
medicare.benefitsinsider.co · free, no agent.
Medicare.gov with your prescriptions, 1-800-MEDICARE, or a licensed agent if you want someone on the phone.
Free help: shiphelp.org or 1-877-839-2675.
How it works
About the Medicare coverage you have right now. One question per screen. Not sure? There is help on every one.
One of 12 groups going through open enrollment. On my videos I will say “if you’re in group 5,” and you will know. Your checklist is built for that group.
Print it for the kitchen table, or come back on this device. Your progress is saved.
Before you hand anything over
Fair question. Here’s the straight answer.
Your email
Plain-language breakdowns of Social Security, Medicare and retirement rules: what changed, and what it means for your money. Unsubscribe on any email.
Your phone (optional)
One text a week with updates that can affect your benefits. Never a call. You can leave the phone number blank and still get your checklist.
Who made this
I’m Kwame Kuadey. I teach finance at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, I wrote The Social Security Playbook, and I run Benefits Insider. Every item on your checklist comes from Medicare.gov, CMS or the Social Security Administration.
