Free Seminars Offered to South Carolina Seniors with Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses

March 10, 2009

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

COLUMBIA, SC –  March 10, 2009 – A series of free seminars designed to help South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 23rd, 11:00 AM          March 19th, 9:00 AM             March 30th, 11:00 AM
  La Quinta Inn                         March 25th, 9:00 AM             Wingate
  3430 Clemson Blvd.            Holiday Inn Hotel                   33 Beacon Dr.
  Anderson, SC  29621         & Suites                                   Greenville, SC  29615
                                                   8105 Two Notch Rd.
                                                   Columbia, SC  29223

  March 23rd, 9:00 AM                   March 26th, 9:30 AM
  March 30th, 9:00 AM                   Holiday Inn Airport
  Holiday Inn Charleston              500 Chris Dr.
   Airport                                          West Columbia, SC
  5264 International Blvd.             29169
  North Charleston, SC
  29418

CONTACT: Heather Rudo of Care Improvement Plus, (410) 962-6446,
[email protected]