SKOWHEGAN – A free Health Care and MaineCare Workshop will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Kennebec Valley Community Action Plan, 26 Mary St. The session will provide the tools to offer information and application assistance to individuals and families applying for MaineCare, DirigoChoice, Maine’s prescription drug discount plans, as well as other free or low-cost health care coverage programs.

The workshop is not for individuals with questions about their own health care or private insurance coverage. For those questions, help is available at 800-965-7476.

For information or to register for a workshop, contact Katie Lathe at 622-7083 or klathe@mainecahc.org.