SHICK volunteer needed

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

The Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging and Senior Health Insurance Counselors for Kansas are looking for volunteers so that we may serve Medicare beneficiaries of Kansas. In and effort to reach Medicare beneficiaries on a local level, we are recruiting volunteers in your area. Volunteers will need to attend a three day Medicare and insurance training being held in Chanute on July 31, Aug. 1-2 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The role of the volunteer is to help people stay abreast of changing conditions and to cut through the confusion about health care insurance and provide confidential individual health insurance counseling services without conflict of interest and in compliance with SHICK regulations. Trained volunteers will be able to provide referrals to appropriate resources and provide information to the public regarding Medicare and other health insurance issues. If you are interested in becoming a SHICK volunteer, please contact Kethy Pavlu at (800) 794-2440 or in Chanute (620) 431-2980.