Medicare Help in Boynton Beach, FL

The city takes its name from Maj. Nathan Boynton of Port Huron, Michigan, who opened the Boynton Hotel near the beach in 1897. The town was platted in 1898 and incorporated in 1920. Its first settlers, many of them from Michigan, grew pineapples, tomatoes and citrus and shipped them north on the Florida East Coast Railway. Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park sits just north of the old hotel site. The 2020 census counted 80,380 people. Green Cay Wetlands is out on the west side, and the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge lies beyond it.

Baptist Health runs both hospitals here. Bethesda Hospital East is on S. Seacrest Blvd. Bethesda Hospital West is out on Boynton Beach Blvd. in the 33472 ZIP code. Being in the same system doesn't promise the same treatment in every plan, so check the hospital nearest you by name. Delray Medical Center and Boca Raton Regional are short trips south. A Supplement lets you use any of them that take Medicare. Prescriptions then need their own Part D plan.

Hurricane season is worth planning around when you pick a drug plan. When a disaster or emergency is declared, Medicare drug plans lift their refill-too-soon limits, allow a larger supply when one is available, and cover drugs at out-of-network pharmacies if you can't reach your usual one. Florida law sets a similar early-refill rule for state-licensed insurers once a county is under a hurricane warning or a state of emergency. If a declared emergency kept you from making a plan change you were eligible for, Medicare can open a special enrollment period. Call 1-800-MEDICARE to ask.

The Boynton Beach City Library is at 115 N. Federal Hwy., (561) 742-6390. Out west, the county's West Boynton Branch is at 9451 Jog Rd. Palm Tran buses cost $1 a ride with a Medicare card. Riders who can't use the bus because of a disability can apply for Palm Tran CONNECTION shared rides. For free Medicare counseling, SHINE answers at 1-800-963-5337. We're happy to price your prescriptions against the plans we offer.

If you'd like someone to look over your coverage, call for a free review by phone. We compare your doctors, prescriptions and monthly budget with the plans we offer in Boynton Beach. Each fall, from October 15 to December 7, you can check that your doctors will still be in network next year and change plans if they won't. You can also read up on Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement plans and Part D drug plans, or check your turning 65 timeline.