The Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) will present a
Welcome to Medicare seminar at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Great River
Medical Center. It will cover Medicare Parts A and B benefits, prescription
drug benefits (Part D), Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare supplement
insurance.
The two-hour seminar will be in the Oak Room on the lower level of the
hospital, 1221 S. Gear Ave., West Burlington, Iowa. The reservation deadline
is Thursday, Jan. 23. Call 319-768-3342.
SHIIP is a free, confidential service of the State of Iowa that provides
unbiased information to help Iowans make decisions about Medicare and
other health coverage. People should enroll in Medicare as soon as they turn 65.
Appointments with volunteer SHIIP counselors are available at Great River
Medical Center. To make an appointment, please call 319-768-3342.