Medicare Beneficiaries, Caregivers and Coming of Agers Encouraged to Attend VISHIP/Medicare...
For Immediate Release No. 004-11
January 25, 2011
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Shawna Richards, Director of Communications
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Medicare Beneficiaries, Caregivers and Coming of Agers Encouraged to AttendVISHIP/Medicare Town Hall Meetings
The Virgin Islands State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is encouraging Medicare beneficiaries, their caregivers/family members and persons who will soon be age-eligible for Medicare to attend town hall meetings taking place this week throughout the territory. The meeting for the St. Thomas/St. John district will take place on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at the Anna’s Retreat Senior Center located at #4175 Estate Anna’s Retreat, across from the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. The St. Croix meeting will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the American Legion Hall in Frederiksted, located at #15-16 Prince Street. Both meetings will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The town hall meetings will provide a valuable opportunity for residents to voice their concerns and ask any questions they may have regarding Medicare. Representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) New York Regional Office will be present to respond to questions regarding the Medicare program.
Interested persons are encouraged to register for the town hall meetings. For more information, please contact the VI SHIP Office on St. Thomas at (340)714-4354 or on St. Croix at (340) 772-7368.
The town hall meetings are hosted in conjunction with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the CMS. VI SHIP is a program federally funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and locally administered by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
