"Medicare 2 Seniors" brochure provides resource information to thousands

Are you looking for answers about Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance or prescription assistance? Are you an older adult or caregiver looking for information on health services, housing, transportation, nutrition, legal issues or educational, volunteer and employment opportunities? Don’t look any further. You can get answers to these questions by using the resource guide, “Medicare 2 Seniors: Information to Families,” provided by GeorgiaCares and the Area Agencies on Aging (AAA).

GeorgiaCares and its partners have distributed more than 50,000 copies of the brochure. GeorgiaCares is Georgia’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). It is administered through the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) Division of Aging Services.

“We are thrilled that so many people are using the brochure as a resource guide,” said GeorgiaCares Director, Jennie D. Deese. “Calls to our hotline increased by 33 percent in May with a total of 4,000, and we are still at about a 30 percent call volume with 2,583 in July.”

The brochure was released during the GeorgiaCares “Medicare 2 Seniors: Information to Families” public awareness campaign in May to help Medicare beneficiaries understand their choices with the new Medicare-approved drug discount cards.

GeorgiaCares’ partnered with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Social Security Administration, WSB-TV, Channel 2 and the AAAs to develop the brochure and plan 24 information fairs statewide to provide comprehensive, timely and accurate information to seniors. More than 7,400 seniors and their families attended the fairs. AARP, CVS Pharmacy, Novartis and Publix sponsored the events.

“GeorgiaCares and the AAAs will continue to provide numerous outreach and educational sessions to reach all Medicare beneficiaries in Georgia during the duration of the changes in the Medicare Modernization Act,” said Deese.

The Atlanta Regional Commission did the design and layout of the brochure, which also features helpful numbers for other services to seniors.

For more information or to get copies, call GeorgiaCares toll-free at 1-800-669-8387 or your local Area Agency on Aging.

For information, contact:
Edna Jackson
404-657-1386
[email protected]