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Special coverage: Medicare

Where to get help

By Times Staff
Published April 25, 2006

Kmart and Sears stores are among sites hosting free Medicare information sessions conducted by specialists with the national, nonprofit My Medicare Matters program. Teams of specialists offer face-to-face meetings to help seniors understand the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.

Seniors and their families are given individualized guidance to the new coverage and how to choose among its options. The program is sponsored by the National Council on Aging and the Access to Benefits Coalition.

Unless otherwise noted, all sessions take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

Wednesday, Clearwater Sears Store, 2130 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd.

Thursday, St. Petersburg Kmart, 2800 34th St. N

Friday, Tampa Kmart, 5400 E Busch Blvd.

Saturday, New Port Richey, Kmart, 5725 U.S. 19

May 1, Tampa, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive

May 2, Bradenton, Kmart, 7350 Manatee Ave. W

May 3, Tampa, Kmart, 2915 N Dale Mabry

Plant City, Plant City Neighborhood Service Center, 307 N Michigan Ave.

Gulfport, Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S

May 4, Tampa University Area Community Social Services Center, 13605 N 22nd St.

May 5, Ellenton, Kmart, 6126 U.S. 301

May 6, Zephyrhills, Kmart, 7422 Gall Blvd.

Tampa, 34th Street Church of God Church, 3000 N 34th St.

May 10, Tarpon Springs, Kmart, 41232 U.S. 19

May 11, Hudson, Kmart, 12412 U.S. 19

Largo, Kmart, 1000 Missouri Ave.

May 12, St. Petersburg

Kmart, 4501 66th St. N

May 13, Tampa, From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kmart, 8245 N Florida Ave.

May 15, Seminole, Kmart, 7850 113th St.

For more information: www.MyMedicareMatters.org and www.MiMedicare Importa.org.

[Last modified April 25, 2006, 15:37:31]