The College Park Community Library invites all current and new Medicare beneficiaries and their families to attend its first Medicare Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 2 – 4 p.m. The program will be held on the upper level of the Nazarene Church at 9704 Rhode Island Avenue, College Park, MD. The location is wheelchair accessible and has no stairs.
The Prince George’s County Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) will conduct a nuts and bolts program intended to provide the most up-to-date information on 2016 Medicare programs. Ms. Shalese Thomas, Community Developer, Department of Family Services Area Agency on Aging, will conduct the program.
College Park Resident, Lidia Smolenska, 74, said, “My husband and I are from Poland and our English is not good. We are glad we can learn about the new Medicare changes without driving far.”
SHIP meets the most universal needs of Medicare beneficiaries, including those less than 65 years of age Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, HMO plans, understanding physician and hospital bills and long-term care insurance.
The agency provides both in-person and telephone assistance to beneficiaries in Prince George’s County, MD.