Public Invited to May 21 UAMS Program on Medicare

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is inviting the public to attend a free program May 21 that will provide information about private health insurance plans that affect Medicare coverage for seniors.


 


The program will be presented at sites across Arkansas via UAMS’ Interactive Video Network.


 


Arkansans are encouraged to bring their questions and learn about these Medicare Advantage Health Plans. If purchased by a Medicare recipient, these plans replace coverage provided through Medicare. The program’s purpose is to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries understand these plans and to warn against deceptive marketing practices.


 


Information will be provided by a panel composed of:



  • Jean Block, assistant attorney general and director of the Health Care Bureau in the Attorney General’s Office
  • Melissa Simpson, director of the Senior Health Insurance Information Program in the Arkansas Insurance Department.
  • Jimmie Lou Fisher, consumer education instructor in the Attorney General’s Office

 Space is limited at each site, so reservations are required by calling the numbers listed below: 


 


·        Bradley County Medical Center, Warren, 870-226-3731, Nita Green


·        Crittenden Memorial Hospital, West Memphis, 870-735-5527 ext 230, Elaine Dupree


·        Delta Area Health Education Center, Helena, 870-572-2727 ext 105, Dodie Danehower


·        Helena Regional Medical Center, Helena, 870-816-3933, Juril Fonzie


·        Marvell Medical Clinic, Marvell, 870-572-2727 ext. 115, Debbie Hayes


·        Schmeiding Center for Senior Education, Springdale, 479-751-3043 or 888-866-8991, Linda Kogelman


·        UAMS Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Fort Smith, 479-785-2431, Michael Perry


·        UAMS Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Pine Bluff, 870-879-1440, Theresa Horton or Karen Schell


·        Arkansas State University (ASU) Mountain Home, 870-508-3880, Nancy Svehla



  • Chicot Memorial Hospital, Lake Village, 870-265-5351, Shirley Catalani
  • Ouachita Medical Center, Camden, 870-836-1341, Carolyn Key
  • SMC Regional Medical Center, Osceola, 870-563-7007, JoAnn Sullivan

 UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has 2,538 students and 733 medical residents. Its centers of excellence include the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is one of the state’s largest public employers with about 9,600 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. UAMS and its affiliates have an economic impact in Arkansas of $5 billion a year. Visit www.uams.edu.