Plan a little ahead
Using VA care and Medicare together
Know which coverage you are using before each visit.
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San Antonio · Bexar County
Medicare in San Antonio.
Clear steps for Bexar County.
Guidance for San Antonio and all of Bexar County.
VA care alongside Medicare, a VIAtrans ride, help with Medicare costs. Find a useful next step, and the right Bexar County office to ask.
What brings you here today?
I have a bill or noticeI have a visit coming upI have a coverage questionSomething in my life changed
No account needed. No sign-up, no login, no email. Every guide and tool is open the moment you arrive — because understanding Medicare shouldn’t cost you your contact information.
A good next step, close to home.
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Make the next call count.
Care across a large region can take coordination. Prepare for travel to appointments, leaving work coverage, or helping family.
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Prepare for an appointment
A visit checklist and a question to ask before you go.
Prepare my next step 02Coordinate Medicare and work coverage
Questions for the benefits office and Social Security.
Prepare my next step 03Help someone with their Medicare
An agreed question and a respectful way to join the call.
Prepare my next stepNo account or personal details needed. Prefer to talk with someone?
Made for San Antonio
Local questions, local starting points.
Find your next step
Getting to appointments on VIAtrans
Apply early so a ride is ready when care is scheduled.
Feel more prepared
Applying for help with Medicare costs in Bexar County
Know who decides, and what to have ready, before you apply.
Life here has its own questions
What is different about Medicare in San Antonio.
Bexar County has its own aging office
The Bexar Area Agency on Aging serves Bexar County only. Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, Wilson and five other nearby counties are served by the Alamo Area Agency on Aging at 866-231-4922. Both are part of the Alamo Area Council of Governments.
Official source ↗VA health care is close by
The South Texas Veterans Health Care System is based in San Antonio, with Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital on Merton Minter Boulevard. VA does not bill Medicare, so veterans with both should know which coverage they are using before each visit.
Official source ↗VIAtrans follows VIA bus service
VIAtrans paratransit runs in the same areas and at the same times as VIA buses, and riders must apply and be approved first, which can take up to 21 days. Apply before you need regular rides to appointments.
Official source ↗Context, not advice
Public enrollment counts. They describe the area, not your choices.
- People with Medicare in Bexar County
- 342,017June 2026 · CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment ↗
- In Medicare Advantage and other Medicare health plans, Bexar County
- 200,643June 2026 · CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment ↗
A person to talk to
HICAP benefits counseling in San Antonio.
Call the Bexar Area Agency on Aging, part of the Alamo Area Council of Governments, for free counseling on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
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Also in San Antonio
- Bexar Area Agency on Aging
- VIAtrans paratransit
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Useful all year round
Getting comfortable with Medicare.
Use my benefits
Prepare for the visit, across town or across Bexar County.
Costs & paperwork
Start with the bill, notice or summary in front of you.
Review my coverage
Three questions about access, costs and needs that changed in San Antonio.
Enrollment windows
AEP, MA OEP and the life situations that open a window.
Straight answers
Questions people in San Antonio ask about Medicare.
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- Who can I call for free Medicare counseling in San Antonio?
Call the Bexar Area Agency on Aging at 210-477-3275 and ask for Medicare counseling; services are free. It serves Bexar County, including the City of San Antonio. If you live in a nearby county, call the Alamo Area Agency on Aging at 866-231-4922.
Find benefits counseling in Bexar County →- I’m a veteran with VA health care. How does Medicare fit in?
You choose which to use each time you get care. VA care generally means a VA location or care VA authorizes in advance, and VA does not bill Medicare. Medicare may pay at non-VA doctors and hospitals. Ask before each visit which coverage applies.
Read the VA and Medicare guide →- Is there a ride service to medical appointments in San Antonio?
VIAtrans is VIA’s paratransit service for people who cannot use regular buses because of a disability. You apply first, and VIA notifies you within 21 days. Once approved, book at least one day ahead. VIA decides eligibility, and VIAtrans is not a Medicare benefit.
Read the VIAtrans guide →- Where do I start if Medicare costs are hard to manage in Bexar County?
Ask about Medicare Savings Programs and Extra Help. Texas Health and Human Services handles Medicare Savings Program applications at YourTexasBenefits.com and decides eligibility. A Bexar Area Agency on Aging counselor at 210-477-3275 can explain the programs before you apply.
Read the savings-program guide →- Does San Antonio Medicare Guide sell plans or enroll people?
No. San Antonio Medicare Guide is the San Antonio and Bexar County edition of Texas Medicare Guide, an independent educational site from HealthBenefitsCompass LLC. One of our reviewers is a licensed Medicare agent; even so, this site sells nothing, recommends no plan and enrolls no one.
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