Medicare Open Enrollment help; Tree lighting Dec. 2; Blood drive Dec. 15
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The local SHIBA Medicare counseling program will take Open Enrollment phone calls over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend. The Medicare Open En…
With all the Medicare television ads and mailbox stuffers, you probably know that Medicare Open Enrollment begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. But where can you get unbiased information to help you navigate through the complicated and often frustrating Medicare system?
You can find that information by making an appointment with a SHIBA counselor. To do so, contact the Mid-Columbia Senior Center at 541-296-4788 or SHIBA at 541-288-8341. SHIBA is a federally-funded, nationwide program that trains volunteers to provide free one-on-one Medicare counseling.
To the editor: Obamacare is still available, but the enrollment period is shorter this year. People can get help now in choosing a plan.
The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace will sponsor “Health Insurance 101,” a free one-hour workshop on understanding health insurance in The Dalles.
The Hood River County School District Board of Directors has identified the following limited number of Open Enrollment Transfers for the 2017-18 school year at Cascade Locks Elementary, Parkdale Elementary and Wy’east Middle School.
To the editor: Dan Crofoot wrote in a letter to the editor last Sunday that he is disappointed that his wife had to drop her Walgreens drug program when she turned 65. His letter is a reminder that the Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15 and is an opportunity for Medicare beneficiaries to evaluate and change their prescription drug coverage. Beneficiaries may comparison shop at https://www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan/questions/home.aspx.
PORTLAND — The current deadline for open enrollment in 2014 for healthcare insurance coverage in Oregon was extended through April 30. However, for survivors of domestic violence who are also married, this open enrollment period is extending to May 31, in recognition by the Department of Health and Human Services of the unique difficulties that these survivors of domestic violence face when attempting to file taxes (http://1.usa.gov/1hwkHwV).
The health care insurance open enrollment deadline in Oregon was extended through April 30; however survivors of domestic violence who are also married have until May 31 to sign up, according to information from the Depart of Health and Human Services.
Join Little Feet Cooperative Preschool for its open house March 19-20 from 9-11 a.m.
