Welcome to Medicare seminar scheduled [Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA)]

The Senior Health Insurance Information Program is offering another Welcome to Medicare seminar next month in Dubuque.

The seminar is offered by the Sunset Park Place SHIIP counselors and will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Francis Auditorium, sixth floor, Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, 250 Mercy Drive. Pre-registration is required and can be done by calling 563- 583-3384 before Sept. 6.

The 90-minute, free event will cover Medicare Part A and Part B benefits, the prescription drug benefit (Part D), Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare supplement insurance.

SHIIP is a service of the state of Iowa. SHIIP counselors are volunteers trained by the state and do not sell or promote any insurance companies, policies or agents. Sunset Park Place, 3730 Pennsylvania Ave., is a local sponsor for SHIIP in Dubuque County.

Individual appointments with a SHIIP counselor also can be scheduled by calling 563-583-3384.