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Free Medicare Insurance Counseling Offered in Cherokee

For Immediate Release                                                                     For more information, contact:

July 20, 2013                                                                                              Grace Trimble  404.463.3192

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One-On-One Assistance with Medicare Health Plan Choices is Right Down the Street

 

Cherokee County – Decisions regarding the best Medicare prescription drug program, health plan or supplement plan for you or a loved one can be overwhelming.  GeorgiaCares is a volunteer-based program that provides free, unbiased and factual information and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers.

A GeorgiaCares counselor will now be available by appointment, on-site at the Cherokee County Senior Center, located at 1001 Univeter Road, Canton.  Interested persons must schedule an appointment for face-to-face assistance with navigating the Medicare maze or answering general Medicare questions. The counselors help individuals make informed decisions about such topics as Medicare Part D (drug coverage), Medicare Health Plans or Medicare Supplement coverage, as well as help clients chose the exact plan that meets their needs best.

 

One client, Mr. Donald G.  told his counselor how valuable this service was to him. “I know you talk to (and will talk to) many, many people day in and day out, but, I want you to know that you made me feel like I was the only one in your world each time we talked.  I felt like you were family—truly wanting me to make the best decision for my individual situation.” It’s this type of personal service that each GeorgiaCares client can expect.

Interested individuals should call 770-345-7515 to make an appointment. If more immediate help is needed, call the GeorgiaCares Hotline at 1-866-552-4464 and chose option #4.

 

GeorgiaCares is the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and SMP (formerly Senior Medicare Patrol). It is a private-public partnership administered by the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Aging Services (DAS).

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The Atlanta Regional Commission is the official planning agency for the 10-county Atlanta Region, including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties as well as the City of Atlanta and 65 other cities.  As the Area Agency on Aging for the 10-county metropolitan Atlanta, ARC is charged with planning for the needs of the region’s older adults. ARC manages state and federal dollars to leverage local support and provides research, technical assistance, monitoring and compliance to the region’s local aging programs.

 

 

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