Banner Olive Branch Senior Center offers 2012 Medicare enrollment help

SUN CITY, Ariz. (Sept. 22, 2011) Banner Olive Branch Senior Center has trained benefits assistance counselors available to assist you navigate through your Medicare plan options for 2012. 

Counselors will be available from Oct. 19 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Senior Center, by appointment only.  Counselors will be available until the last date of enrollment, which is Dec. 7. This service is free.

They can help you compare health plan costs of doctors, lab and hospital care (co-pays, premiums and deductibles) and prescription insurance.

Medicare beneficiaries can compare and change health care plans from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. Please call (623) 974-6797 to schedule an appointment.

About Banner Olive Branch Senior Center
Banner Olive Branch Senior Center has been serving the Sun Cities and surrounding communities for more than 20 years. The senior center offers a wide variety of programs and support services, including a home-delivered meal program, daily congregate lunches, health and wellness classes, a Senior Employment Program and a pantry program supported by donations from the community. The senior center is a Medicare benefits check-up site and houses a satellite office for the Arizona Attorney General. For more information about Banner Olive Branch Senior Center, visit www.BannerHealth.com/olivebranch or call (623) 974-6797.

Contact: Carole Corr, (623) 974-6797 or Carole.Corr@bannerhealth.com