Where: Stark County District Library, Plain Community Branch - 1803 Schneider St. NE, Canton When: Oct, 11 From 9a.m. - 3p.m. Fee: FREE
Stark County District Library – Plain Community Branch (1803 Schneider St. NE, Canton) is hosting a community Medicare Check-Up event on Tuesday, October 11th from 9am – 3pm. A representative from the Ohio Department of Insurance’s OSHIIP (Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program) and an OSHIIP trained Mercy Medical Center volunteer will be on site to answer Medicare questions/concerns about:
• Medicare health coverage for seniors and for people under 65 with disabilities
• Medicare Health Plans, such as HMOs
• Medicare supplemental insurance
• Long-term care insurance
• Home health care coverage
• Retiree health plan coverage
• Savings programs (such as Medicaid, QMB and SLMB) for people with Medicare
• Extra held for prescription drug coverage
Walk-ins are welcome for this FREE “Check-Up” – if you are on Medicare, OSHIIP exists specifically for you. Mercy has partnered with Ohio Department of Insurance to be your Stark County OSHIIP site, which is located at the Senior Friends office inside Mercy Medical Center. Additional community Medicare Check-Ups will be held throughout 2011 in the following locations:
• Mercy Health Center of Tuscarawas County (November 10)
• Rodman Public Library – Alliance (December 5)
For more information on these and other Medicare programs, please call Mercy Senior Friends at 330-489-1215.