UnitedHealthcare will host a series of educational seminars at the
Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, N.J., to help baby boomers
and other Medicare beneficiaries learn more about the Medicare program
so they can make confident health care coverage choices.
Every day for the next decade, 10,000 boomers will turn 65 and become
eligible for Medicare, bringing tremendous growth to the country's
largest health insurance program. In New Jersey, nearly 97,000 baby
boomers will turn 65 this year. The seminars will help these newly
eligible individuals and other Medicare beneficiaries learn about their
Medicare options.
"Our goal is to help people enrolling in Medicare for the first time or
making changes to their coverage feel more comfortable and secure in the
process," said Debra Kaplan Lewis, regional vice president of
UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement in New Jersey. "Through these
seminars, we hope to make it easier for people to get the information
they need to make informed decisions about their health care coverage."
At the meetings, UnitedHealthcare representatives will present
information about the basics of Medicare, including the different parts
of the program, eligibility requirements and enrollment windows.
Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions about their coverage
options and how to find coverage that best meets their health and
financial needs.
The educational seminars will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July
18, Monday, Aug. 6, and Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the cafeteria of the
Jersey City Medical Center, 355 Grand St., Jersey City.
More than 63,000 New Jersey beneficiaries are enrolled in
UnitedHealthcare Medicare plans. Members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare
Medicare Advantage plans have access to a care provider network of 44
hospitals and more than 8,300 physicians and other health care
professionals statewide. With nearly 10 million members enrolled in its
plans nationwide, UnitedHealthcare is the largest business dedicated to
meeting the health and well-being needs of seniors and other Medicare
beneficiaries.
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