Preview the Next Generation of BenefitsCheckUp: A New Site to Help Your Clients Find Benefits

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NCOA created BenefitsCheckUp® (BCU) as a free web-based tool for discovering thousands of benefits programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities. BCU first launched more than 20 years ago and has helped nearly 10,000 individuals. Starting last year, NCOA undertook a major redesign to take advantage of new technologies for a more flexible, user-centered experience. During this session presenters will provide a demonstration of the new site’s interface—including sharing how the new design makes it easier for older adults to find benefits, assess their eligibility before applying, and provides a clear path to apply for benefits. Participants will learn about the process the team used to re-imagine the site, the new site’s functionality and features, and opportunities to serve as digital ambassadors in their local communities to support individuals with low digital literacy as they use BCU.

Nicole Knowles

Senior Director, Product Management

National Council on Aging

Nicole leads NCOA’s digital economic security team – responsible for the product development, content management, customer service, and partner engagement for BenefitsCheckUp, Age Well Planner and My Medicare Matters. These digital tools are built around NCOA’s multi-faceted consumer engagement model – providing (1) unbiased education from a trusted source, (2) personalized insights via assessments and tools, and (3) the opportunity to take action by engaging with an expert. Primarily targeting older adults and their caregivers to improve their health and financial security, the tools support NCOA’s social impact goal to impact the health and economic security of 40 million older adults by 2030, especially women, people of color, LGBTQ+, low-income, and rural individual. 

Jan Nchamukong

Senior Product Manager, Digital Economic Security

National Council on Aging

Jan Nchamukong leads the definition and execution of the product roadmap for BenefitsCheckUp® - NCOA’s free, online tool connecting older adults with benefits programs that can help pay for health care, medicine, food, utilities, and more. She leads the BCU NextGen project to rebuild the backend administrative tools and consumer facing website, including conducting extensive usability testing in partnership with community based organizations. Jan has 5+ years of experience leading product teams and is a Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist.

Stephanie Pilato (Moderator)

Senior Director, Finance and Contract Management

National Council on Aging

Stephanie Pilato is a 15+ year member of the NCOA Finance department and enjoys working on the annual budget, forecasting, and assisting project managers with proposal budgets.

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Preview the Next Generation of BenefitsCheckUp: A New Site to Help Your Clients Find Benefits
06/06/2022 at 10:00 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 06/10/2022
06/06/2022 at 10:00 AM (EDT)  |  Recorded On: 06/10/2022