Medicare agents in North Slope Borough, AK

Agents in North Slope Borough

Before you meet anyone, check their Alaska license.

Medicare in North Slope Borough

People with Medicare

592

In Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan

Not published

With both Medicare and Medicaid*

14% (85)

North Slope Borough ranks 22nd of Alaska's 30 boroughs and census areas by number of people with Medicare. 14% also have Medicaid*, compared with 15% statewide.

Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, for the county and the state. North Slope Borough has about 10,663 residents (Census, 2024). Medicare health plans include Medicare Advantage, cost plans and PACE, not Medigap or drug plans. *Includes people who get help only with Medicare costs from a Medicare Savings Program. CMS doesn't publish counts under 11, or counts that would reveal one, to protect privacy.

2027 plans offered in North Slope Borough

CMS lists no Medicare Advantage plans in North Slope Borough for 2027. People with Original Medicare can add a Medigap policy and a drug plan.

Standalone drug plans in Alaska: 9 plans, with monthly premiums from $5.30.

Source: CMS 2027 plan landscape (updated October 2026), which lists plans by county. A $0 plan premium doesn't mean $0 costs: you still pay the Part B premium, plus copays, and plans differ in their yearly limit and in which doctors and drugs they cover. How to compare.

Cities, towns and ZIP codes in North Slope Borough

Everything on this page applies across the whole borough or census area, including these places.

Source: Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates, the 2020 list of census-designated places, and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (which leave out ZIP codes used only for PO boxes). A place or ZIP code that crosses a county line is listed in each county it covers a real part of.

Free local help

Alaska Medicare Information Office (State Health Insurance Assistance Program)

Alaska's free, unbiased Medicare counseling program. 1-800-478-6065 · Website

The Alaska Division of Insurance

Licenses agents and takes complaints. 907-269-7900 · How to check a license

1-800-MEDICARE

1-800-633-4227 (TTY 1-877-486-2048), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except some federal holidays.

Alaska rules to know

Switching Medigap plans

Alaska doesn't add a yearly Medigap switching right. Outside your 6-month Medigap Open Enrollment Period (which starts when you're 65 or older and have Part B) and certain federal protections, such as losing other coverage, insurers can usually ask health questions and turn you down. States with switching rights.

Medigap under 65

Not required. Alaska does not give people under 65 with Medicare (disability or ESRD) a Medigap open enrollment until they turn 65; insurers can turn them down, though the state high-risk pool ACHIA may offer coverage to people under 65 on Medicare.

Agent licenses

Agents must be licensed for health insurance in Alaska. Look one up.

Dates to know

October 15 to December 7

Open Enrollment: change Medicare Advantage or drug plans for the next year.

January 1 to March 31

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment: one change for people already in a Medicare Advantage plan.

Turning 65

A 7-month window around your birthday month. The checklist.

Moving to North Slope Borough from another state opens a special enrollment period for Medicare Advantage and drug plans. It doesn't by itself let you buy Medigap without health questions. What to do.

Common questions

Nearby

• Northwest Arctic Borough
• Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
• All Alaska boroughs and census areas

Keep reading

• How to find a good Medicare agent near youWhere to look for a local Medicare agent, how to narrow the list to one or two, and the five-minute checks to do before you share anything.
• Medicare Open Enrollment checklist: what to check before December 7A step-by-step checklist for the October 15 to December 7, 2026 Open Enrollment Period: what to read in your plan's letter, what's changing for 2027, what you can switch, and what happens if you do nothing.
• Medicare Advantage or Medigap? The questions that decide itNeither is better for everyone. How the two common Medicare set-ups differ, the questions that point to one or the other, and why the first choice is the hardest to undo.