Westminster, CO Medicare Plans for 2027

Which county office handles Medicaid and aging services for my side of Westminster?

It depends on the county line, just like your Medicare plan list. On the Adams County side, Health First Colorado eligibility is handled by Adams County Human Services, whose main office happens to be in Westminster: the Pete Mirelez Human Services Center at 11860 Pecos Street (720-523-2000). The county resource guide notes that Benefits in Action, a nonprofit that helps with Medicare and benefit applications, keeps hours in the Community Partners Suite there.

On the Jefferson County side, the county office is Jefferson County Human Services at 900 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden (303-271-1388), open Monday through Thursday; Jefferson County notes that its buildings are closed on Fridays while online services stay available. Either way, the Area Agency on Aging is the same: Jefferson County names the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) as its Area Agency on Aging, and DRCOG serves Adams County too.

This is not just paperwork. If you qualify for Health First Colorado or a Medicare Savings Program, your plan options change, so the right county office is part of getting the right plan.

Where do Westminster's active adults gather, and can a Medicare plan help pay for it?

The city calls The MAC, at 3295 West 72nd Avenue (303-426-4310), Westminster's hub for an active adult lifestyle. It has a weight room, an indoor walking track, an aerobics and dance studio, a billiards room and indoor pickleball courts, plus fitness classes and educational seminars. It is open from 6:30 a.m. most weekdays and on weekend mornings. Westminster also runs its own public library system through the city's Parks, Recreation and Libraries department.

Many Medicare Advantage plans include a fitness benefit, but each plan names its own participating gyms and programs. If The MAC or a class there is part of your week, ask whether the plan's fitness program covers it before you treat the benefit as a reason to switch. The same goes for dental, vision and hearing extras: compare them only after the doctors and drugs check out.

Which hospitals and clinics should a Westminster resident check in a plan network?

CommonSpirit St. Anthony North Hospital on Orchard Parkway is the Westminster hospital in the CMS file, which still lists it under its former Centura Health name. Hospitals on both sides of town are worth checking: the CMS file lists UCHealth Broomfield Hospital at 11820 Destination Drive and Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital at 12911 West 40th Avenue in Wheat Ridge (its campus since 2024; the CMS file still shows the former 38th Avenue address) to the west, and HCA HealthOne Mountain Ridge in Thornton to the east.

For primary care, the Adams County resource guide lists Clinica Family Health Services at 8510 North Bryant Street in Westminster and Corvida Health Clinic at 8300 North Alcott Street, by appointment only. RTD's B Line connects the Westminster station at 72nd Avenue with Union Station; trains run about once an hour.

Write down every hospital and clinic you have used in the last two years, then check each one against each plan. Lisa Asmussen works with Westminster clients by phone or video, and she confirms your county before comparing a single plan.

How old is Westminster?

Its roots are farms and orchards, not subdivisions. The Westminster Historical Society history published by the city says the first permanent settler, Pleasant DeSpain, built his home in 1870 on 160 acres near today's 76th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard and planted grain and apple and cherry orchards. The railroad reached DeSpain Junction in 1881, and in 1885 developer C.J. Harris bought out struggling homesteads and sold smaller tracts to fruit farmers, which is how the town became Harris before it took the Westminster name. Today the city covers 34 square miles across Adams and Jefferson counties, which is why the county check comes first.

Local sources: Adams County Human Services: locations · Adams County Resource Guide: Medical and Dental Care (Health First Colorado eligibility, Benefits in Action, Clinica, Corvida) · Jefferson County Human Services: Aging and Adult · DRCOG: Area Agency on Aging · City of Westminster: The MAC · City of Westminster: Libraries · City of Westminster: Westminster History · City of Westminster: The Early Settlers · RTD: B Line facts and figures · CMS Hospital General Information (St. Anthony North, UCHealth Broomfield, Lutheran, Mountain Ridge) · Intermountain Health: Lutheran Hospital location · CommonSpirit: St. Anthony North Hospital