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Assistance outlets for Medicare signups

. Eastern Agency on Aging has scheduled several group sessions and is offering one-on-one help for anyone who needs it. Call (800) 432-7812 or visit www.eaaa.org for information.

. Carol Higgins will host a live radio call-in show from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, on WVOM 103.9 FM and WABI 910 AM. Questions may be phoned in during the broadcast to (800) 966-1039 or e-mailed to maineinthemorning

@clearchannel.com.

. For low-income seniors now enrolled in Drugs for the Elderly and Disabled, known as DEL, or MaineCare, special subsidies may be available to help pay monthly premiums, co-payments or other out-of-pocket expenses. Contact your local Agency on Aging by calling (877) 353-3771.

. Additional help is available online at the Maine Office of Elder Services at www.maine.gov/dhhs/beas/medicared and by phone from Maine Legal Services for the Elderly at (800) 750-5353.

. Consumers also may call the Medicare office at (800) MEDICARE or visit the agency’s Web site at www.medicare.gov.


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