As fall sets in, the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, and Medicare open enrollment is here. Medicare’s Open Enrollment started Saturday, Oct. 15, and runs to Dec. 7.
About to turn 65? Now is the time to learn about Medicare! The Pima Council on Aging’s Medicare office is the place to go for accurate information and to register for one of the information-packed Medicare Update seminars.
Already a Medicare beneficiary? If you have questions about your health plan or may want to compare coverage and prices of other plans, it’s not too early to reserve a seat at one of the five seminars put together by PCOA. There is no charge to attend a seminar, but registration is required, and each session is a full two-hour talk followed by a one-hour question and answer period.
Individuals are asked to register online at www.pcoa.org
Call PCOA’s Help Line in at 790-7262 in Tucson for Medicare Update Conference assistance, if you can’t register online.
Seating is limited at each of the five seminar locations in Tucson, Oro Valley and Green Valley. They are:
Thursday, Oct. 27 – 9 a.m. at Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road.
Saturday, Oct. 29 – 9 a.m. at TMC Marshall Conference Center, 5301 E. Grant Road.
Friday, Nov. 4 – 9 a.m. at St. Mark’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, 2727 W. Tangerine Road, Oro Valley
Wednesday, Nov. 9 – 9 a.m. at Green Valley Recreation Inc., Santa Rita Springs, Anza Room, 921 W. Via Rio Fuerte, Green Valley.
And, in Spanish:
Thursday, Nov. 3 – 1 p.m. at El Pueblo Recreation Center, Activity Center, Multi-Purpose Room, 101 W. Irvington Road.
The Pima Council on Aging puts on the annual Medicare Update Conference seminars in collaboration with state, county, municipal and faith-based organizations. Among them: Tucson Medical Center, Tucson Parks and Recreation, Pima County Parks and Recreation, St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Oro Valley, Green Valley Recreation Inc., the State Health Insurance Assistance Program ( SHIP) and Senior Medicare Patrol (SM).
