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Extension office highlights Medicare counseling and school enrichment impact
Summary
County extension staff reported Medicare open-enrollment counseling helped about 264 residents last season with estimated total savings of about $458,000 for those who changed plans; school enrichment programs reached roughly 2,100 students last year.
Extension office staff briefed the commission on current outreach and education programs, highlighting Medicare open‑enrollment counseling and school enrichment work in county schools.
The presentation said FCS agent Megan Dorty is taking appointments for Medicare counseling for the Oct. 15–Dec. 7 open enrollment period. Staff provided statistics from the last open-enrollment cycle: Megan helped about 264 Riley County residents and 73% of those who came in made changes that reduced their costs; the total estimated savings from those changes was roughly $458,000.
The nut graf: extension staff emphasized the counseling program’s direct financial impact on residents and the broader community-benefit ripple effect of those savings. Staff also described school enrichment programs led by Brandy Bruno, which provide direct classroom education and supplemental materials (for example, tadpoles, ant farms and hands-on kits) and reported about 2,100 students were reached last year through direct or supplemental school enrichment activities.
The extension office said new 4‑H programming starts Oct. 1 and that staff continue outreach on annual meetings and other seasonal programs. Commissioners and staff discussed logistics such as supplies and classroom coordination; no formal county action was requested.
