Free Seminars Offered to Georgia Seniors with Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses

Care Improvement Plus to Provide Information on Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Tips for Healthy Living, Free Farmers Market

ATLANTA, March 3 /PRNewswire/ — A series of free seminars designed to help Georgia Medicare beneficiaries with chronic illness maintain a healthy lifestyle and learn about Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans designed for their unique needs will be offered during March at various locations throughout the state.

Care Improvement Plus, the state’s largest Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan for beneficiaries with diabetes and other chronic conditions, is hosting the sessions, which will include tips on proper nutrition and fitness, a free farmers market, and information on its 2009 plan offerings.

“Medicare beneficiaries in Georgia experience higher rates of chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart failure, which can lead to serious complications if not properly managed,” says Lisa Nelson, national director of community outreach for Care Improvement Plus. “Our goal is not only to educate beneficiaries on our plan benefits and services, but to present them with a sense of the unique support and education that our special needs plan seeks to provide.”

Call toll free, 1-866-766-8698 (TTY: 1-866-766-8695) for more information or to register to attend one of the following seminars in your area:

March seminars:

    March 18th, 10:00 AM    March 20th, 11:00 AM       March 20th, 10:30 AM
    Hampton Inn North Lake  Marriott Hotel             March 23rd, 10:30 AM
    3400 Northlake Pkwy.    1045 Stevens Creek Rd.     Columbus Government
    Atlanta, GA  30345      Augusta, GA  30907         Annex Bldg.
                                                       420 Tenth St.
                                                       Columbus, GA  31901

    March 16th, 11:00 AM    March 25th, 10:00 AM       March 24th, 11:00 AM
    Country Inn & Suites    Life Enrichment Center     DeKalb Extension Office
    1312 Old Covington Hwy. 1340 McConnell Dr.         4380 Memorial Dr.
    Conyers, GA 30012       Decatur, GA  30033         Decatur, GA  30033

    March 17th, 11:00 AM    March 27th, 11:00 AM       March 26th, 11:00 AM
    Holiday Inn             Coweta County Fairgrounds  Mullberry Inn
    441 Park West Dr.       Conf. Center               601 East Bay St.
    Grovetown, GA  30813    Golden Creek Room          Savannah, GA  31401
                            575 Pine Rd.
                            Newnan, GA  30263

SOURCE Care Improvement Plus