For Release: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Contact: David Gillies: 202-225-5661
Carterville, IL - U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) will be holding a public forum in Southern Illinois with representatives from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to explain the details of the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program.
The forum will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. to noon at John A. Logan Community College, Workforce Development Building, Room H-127. The purpose of the forum will be to discuss the new Prescription Drug Benefit that is being offered by Medicare. Enrollment in the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit begins on November 15th and will continue through May 15th, 2006. All are invited to attend.
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