Guarding Your Health and Wealth: Medicare Scams and How to Defend Against Them

Emily McDonald leads the programmatic content and customer service strategy and execution across NCOA’s economic security product portfolio. She has 10+ years of experience working in multi-community, rapid-cycle innovation programs for older adults. Prior to joining NCOA she worked at the Center for Social Development at Washington University. Emily received her degrees from Trinity University and the School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.

Marissa Whitehouse is the Senior Medicare Patrol Program Manager within the Administration for Community Living’s Office of Healthcare Information & Counseling. Her earlier work includes acting as Senior Program Specialist within the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging and as Program Administrator developing MS’s ADRC program at the Mississippi Department of Human Services. She holds a graduate certificate in Gerontology from University of Southern California,  a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Clemson, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Mississippi State University.

The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and television stations around the country rely on Ari Parker to guide them on the latest changes in Medicare. He has helped thousands of Americans understand Medicare by breaking it down into simple, bite-sized pieces. Ari's short book on Medicare, It's Not That Complicated, is an Amazon bestseller.

A graduate of Stanford Law School, he leads Chapter's nationwide team of 50+ licensed Medicare advisors. He lives with his wife, a professor of astrophysics, and their two dogs in Phoenix, Arizona.