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Department of Elderly Affairs

"The Academy"

Training Schedule: 2009/2010

EDS Conference Room, 171 Service Road,

Warwick, RI 02886

(1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

updated : 9/23/2009

 

Tuesday

September 8, 2009

 

1:00 pm : Social Security(LIS)

Speaker: David Borges, Social Security

2:00 pm: Medicare Savings Program

Speaker: Maureen Kerrigan, CMS

3:00 pm: Medicare Special Enrollment Periods, Part D

Speaker: Maureen Kerrigan, CMS

 

 

 

Tuesday

October 13, 2009

 

 

1:00 pm: Medicare Advantage Plans - Blue Cross

Speaker: Rose Hyder, Blue Cross

2:00 pm: Medicare Advantage Plans

Speaker: Patricia Spooner, United Healthcare

3:00 pm: Census 2010

Speaker: Bethany Warburton, Census 2010

 

Tuesday

November 10, 2009

 

1:00 pm: Important Academy Training Notice for the Aging Network

Because of the exit of Optima and Evercare from the Rhode Island market, many questions have arisen about health insurance coverage for the clients now in these plans.

AS A RESULT, THE NOVEMBER 10 TRAINING ACADEMY AGENDA WILL BE REVISED TO INCLUDE SPEAKERS FROM DEA, DHS, AND MHRH TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR THE DUAL-ELIGIBLE POPULATION. ALL OTHER SPEAKERS FOR NOVEMBER 10 HAVE BEEN CANCELED. THE ENTIRE SESSION WILL BE DEVOTED TO THIS SUBJECT.

PLEASE MARK YOU CALENDARS AND PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING.

 

 

Tuesday

December 8, 2009

 

1:00 pm: Global Medicaid Waiver

Elena Nocolella , OHHS

2:00 pm: Military Retiree Health Plans

Jaacqueline G. Lofgren, U.S. Health Plans

 

 

 

Tuesday

January 12, 20010

1:00 pm: How To Reach Hard-To-Reach Populations

Cristina Amedeo, United way/211

2:00 pm: THE POINT s Aging and Disablilities Resource Center

Charlotte Becher, THE POINT

3:00 pm: RI Coalition for the Homeless

Dawn Kentish, RI Coalition for the Homeless

 

   

All trainings take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the EDS Conference Room ,

171 Service Rd, in Warwick

For more information about these trainings, please call Larry Grimaldi at 462-0509

or e-mail Larry at LGrimaldi @dea.ri.gov.