Your Guide to Medicare and Retirement Healthcare

This is a practical workshop that covers all the core aspects of Medicare: what it is, what it covers, what it costs, and how to enroll.

Featuring Christine Mather from the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

What to Expect

  • How does Medicare enrollment work?
  • How much will medicare cost?
  • What are the different options available and what do they cover?

Description

We bring on Medicare expert Christine Mather from the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to help explain this complicated part of retirement. This is a practical workshop that covers all the core aspects of Medicare: what it is, what it covers—what it doesn’t cover—what it costs, and how to enroll. We’ll also talk about long-term health care in general and how to best take care of your health throughout retirement.

Speakers:

Paul Winkler

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Paul is the President and founder of Paul Winkler, Inc., a registered investment advisory firm located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Paul began his career in the financial services industry in 1989 through—like countless others—insurance and mutual fund sales.

After discovering the academic research on investing, he was compelled to start his own business. “With my new understanding of investing, I could no longer, in good conscience, work for the broker-dealer selling products. I wanted to offer clients an investing experience unlike what they would find elsewhere, where they wouldn’t feel sold to, but instead would be coached to understand investing.”

Paul’s unique approach to the world of investing and financial planning stems from his strong belief that the traditional approach to the discipline is often driven more by marketing and sales of financial products than it is by sound investment philosophies. Paul is the author of the book “Above the Maddening Crowd” which is endorsed by many financial teachers and university professors around the country.

Christine Mather

Christine Mather

Christine Mather serves as a senior Medicare counselor for the Greater Nashville Regional Council. She has held various positions within the agency’s Aging and Disability Services Department during her seven-year tenure with GNRC.

In addition to Medicare counseling, her experience includes counseling on long-term care options for older adults and conducting long-term care assessments for individuals seeking home and community-based programs. Christine is certified by the National State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) as an expert Medicare counselor. She is also certified by the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) as an Information and Assistance Specialist in Aging and Disability programs. 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, a Master of Arts degree in Theatre from the University of Colorado, and her Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in Theatre.