With Medicare Open Enrollment approaching, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner is encouraging residents to get organized early with a new free Medicare Jumpstart Toolkit.

Open Enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, the annual window when people can change their Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug plans. For many, it’s also the most confusing time of year as ads and mailers flood in.

“Our Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) gears up every year at this time to help people consider their options and sort through their choices,” the Insurance Commissioner’s Office said. “Some people are eager to get started and others are too overwhelmed to take the first step.”

The Jumpstart Toolkit is designed to help people take those first steps before

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