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The Council on Aging of Buncombe County in conjunction with Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) announces the Medicare class schedule for Medicare Choices Made Easy.
The information session explains how Medicare works, the enrollment process, how to avoid penalties and ways that beneficiaries can save money.
The information sessions are free and open to the public. People new to Medicare, caregivers, people leaving employer health insurance for Medicare and others who help Medicare beneficiaries with their insurance should consider attending this informative class. The information presented is unbiased as no products are sold, recommended or endorsed.
Register online at www.coabc.org or call the Council on Aging of Buncombe County at (828) 277-8288. For the Pardee classes, register by calling the Pardee Signature Care Center at (828) 692-4600.
For more information, contact John Wingerter, Director of Insurance at the Council on Aging of Buncombe County; johnw@coabc.org or (828) 277-8288 Ext. 310.
April 6: 2 to 4 p.m. Pardee Signature Care Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. Hendersonville
April 15: 2 to 4 p.m. Goodwill Training Center, 1616 Patton Ave., Asheville -
April 19: 6 to 8 p.m. Weaverville Library, 41 North Main, Weaverville
April 20: 2 to 4 p.m. Black Mountain Library, 105 Dougherty St. Black Mountain
April 29: 2 to 4 p.m. OLLI/Reuter Center UNCA, 1 University Heights Asheville
May 10: 6 to 8 p.m. Leicester Library 1561 Alexander Road, Leicester
May 12: 2 to 4 p.m. Pardee Signature Care Center 1800 Four Seasons Blvd. Hendersonville,
May 17: 6 to 8 p.m. Skyland Branch Library, 260 Overlook Dr., Asheville
May 20: 2 to 4 p.m. Goodwill Training Center, 1616 Patton Ave. Asheville
June 8: 2 to 4 p.m. Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road, Fairview
June 14: 2 to 4 p.m. Weaverville Library, 41 North Main, Weaverville
June 16: 2 to 4 p.m. Pardee Signature Care Center, 1800 Four Seasons Blvd, Hendersonville
June 17: 2 to 4 p.m. Goodwill Training Center, 1616 Patton Ave. Asheville