Consulting Services
Expert Guidance for Medicare, Employer Benefit Coordination, and Retirement Healthcare Planning

Navigating the transition to Medicare can be complicated—especially when employer-sponsored health insurance, retirement decisions, and family coverage are involved. At Benefits by Design, Inc., Pam Parra Morton provides personalized consulting services to help employers, employees, and families understand how Medicare fits into their overall healthcare strategy.
Why Use a Fee-Only Medicare Advisor?
A fee-only Medicare advisor is paid directly by you—not by insurance companies. That means recommendations can focus on what matters most: how will the decisions made impact the longer term outcome from a financial and value standpoint based on the options available to you or your client.
You will get personalized advice, without insurance-company commissions influencing the recommendation.
With more than 20 years of experience in health insurance and benefits consulting, Pam offers practical guidance that helps clients make informed, confident decisions.
Consulting for Employers
Employers with Medicare-eligible employees often face questions about how group health plans coordinate with Medicare. Pam works with Employers to help them understand Medicare coordination rules, educate employees approaching age 65, and develop strategies that support both compliance and employee satisfaction.
Employer consulting services include:
- Medicare education for employees approaching age 65
- Coordination of employer-sponsored coverage with Medicare
- Benefits communication and employee education
- Retirement transition planning tips for Medicare-eligible employees
- Medicare 101 educational webinars
Consulting for Employees Approaching Medicare
Turning 65 while still working creates important decisions about healthcare coverage. Should you keep your employer plan? Enroll in Medicare? Delay Part B? The answers often depend on your employer's size, your healthcare needs, and your retirement timeline.
Pam provides one-on-one guidance to help employees understand:
- How Medicare works with employer-sponsored health insurance
- Whether Medicare or the employer plan pays first
- When to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B
- Prescription drug coverage considerations between staying on an employer plan or going to Medicare Part D
- How retirement timing affects Medicare enrollment
- How families with mixed Medicare eligibility ensure all family members have appropriate healthcare coverage
Consulting for Financial & Retirement Planning Professionals
Retirement and financial planners sometimes struggle with the details on how Medicare factors into their clients' financial plans. Health care in retirement can involve much more than selecting a Medicare plan—it may mean coordinating Medicare with employer or retiree benefits, evaluating a spouse’s coverage, navigating HSA considerations, and accounting for premiums, prescription drugs, and potential out-of-pocket costs within the broader retirement strategy. You don’t have to become a Medicare expert to help your clients prepare.
We can be the health care resource on your team—helping your clients understand their Medicare and coverage options while you focus on building the financial plan. Let’s work together to help your clients plan for retirement with greater clarity and confidence.
Consulting for Small Business Owners & Nonprofit Leaders
Business owners and nonprofit leaders often face unique Medicare decisions when they turn 65. Unlike traditional employees, they may be responsible for selecting and managing their organization's health insurance while also determining how their own Medicare eligibility affects their personal coverage, business-sponsored benefits, and retirement plans.
Pam helps small business owners and nonprofit executives evaluate their options and develop a strategy that supports both their healthcare needs and the needs of their organization. Consulting services include:
- Understanding how Medicare coordinates with your organization's health plan
- Determining whether to keep employer coverage, enroll in Medicare, or combine both
- Evaluating Medicare enrollment timelines and avoiding late enrollment penalties
- Reviewing the impact on employees, spouses, and dependents
- Assessing the cost of maintaining a group health plan versus transitioning to Medicare
The right Medicare strategy can save you money, reduce stress, and protect your future. Contact Benefits by Design, Inc. today to schedule your personalized Medicare and retirement planning consultation.

