SHIP at LIFE Helps Medicare Beneficiaries Save almost $845,000
 LIFE's Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHIP) at LIFE Senior Services, sponsored by the Oklahoma Insurance Department, had another busy year in 2011 providing information and education to people who became eligible for Medicare last year.
We also provided un-biased, personalized counseling to many beneficiaries as they reviewed their Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage options. During the eight-week enrollment period, more than 64% of the people we met with either enrolled in Part D for the first time or switched their plans. Almost all of them will save money on their prescription drug costs this year with an average savings of $1,428 per person. The total savings for 2012 was an outstanding $844,680.
Special thanks to our volunteers who donated almost 600 hours of volunteer time to help make this possible.
To find out how LIFE's Medicare Options & Assistance program can help you, click here.
LIFE Senior Services is a non-profit Tulsa Area United Way organization that serves more than 25,000 seniors and family caregivers each year, providing information, education and services that promote independence, dignity and quality of life for older adults throughout northeastern Oklahoma. LIFE is honored to have been named the 2011 Champion of Senior Health.
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Tune in to LIFE's new
senior segment on Fox 23's
Great Day Green Country
at 10 a.m. on Tues., Feb. 7:
Puttin' On the Dog
LIFE Senior Services is preparing for the 16th Annual Puttin' on the Dog fundraising gala on February 18.
Tune in February 7th to meet the event's honorary co-chairs, Bert and Martha Marshall. Mr. Marshall is president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, and a strong believer in the mission and hard work of LIFE Senior Services. The Marshalls will be talking about the event as well as the critical services for older adults and family caregivers that it helps support.
Click here to learn more about Puttin' on the Dog and the Dine Around Tulsa raffle.
(To view previous segments, click here)
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