By Daily Press staff
Seniors concerned about escalating prescription drug costs can get an educated explanation of benefits this week, courtesy of the city of Santa Monica.
The city of Santa Monica’s Commission for the Senior Community will feature a free education presentation on the New Medicare Drug Benefit. Guest speaker, Ilene Harper, executive director of the Center for Health Care Rights, will be present to explain what benefits are provided under the new Medicare drug coverage and how the Medicare drug benefit works with Medi-Cal or retiree drug coverage.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 Fourth St.
The Commission for the Senior Community meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Ken Edwards Center. For more information, call (310) 458-8300. Seniors, come one, come all
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 17, 2005. Read the original PDF.