ALBION — Wanting to help educate, inform and “eMpower” their clients, M-Power is expanding its services.
After three years of serving the community, M-Power has opened a physical location at 13896 Telegraph Rd. in Albion. Officially opening its doors Friday, M-Power includes independent contractors and brokers specializing in Medicare.
“Our process, let’s put it that way, is we want to ensure we can still see our same healthcare providers. We want to minimize our out of pocket costs, and how we do that is compare the different options for people at no cost,” said Matthew Weit, regional vice president.
Weit said the group looks at the plan premium, planned utilization costs, the cost at the pharmacy counter, and state and federal discount programs for which their clients may be eligible. After they help someone secure the coverage that best fits their needs, they provide year-round support and advocacy.
The idea for M-Power came from Jamie Radder, the firm’s president.
Five to six years ago Radder’s parents were turning 65. Radder had a background in health insurance, but Medicare was a completely different animal from regular health insurance.
“It feels great to help people,” he said. “If you can be part of the solution. Make something that was confusing, frustrating, whatever a little easier to understand, make a difference financially for folks.”
M-Power is able to help a number of states. Their priority focus is between Rochester and Buffalo.
“For a lot of the Medicare stuff, the plans are very similar,” Radder said. “You could be downstate in Suffolk County; it would be the same plan options you would see here in Orleans.”
