RANGELEY – SeniorsPlus Medicare Prescription Drug Specialist Amy MacMillan will be at the Rangeley Community Health Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, to provide information to seniors about the new Medicare Drug Benefit Program and help seniors complete the application necessary to receive financial assistance for their prescription drugs through the new program.

An informational session, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., will be open to the public free. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., assistance will be provided for those who need financial help to pay for their prescription drug benefit. Registration is required for that session; to register contact Kate Quimby at 864-3303.

The new program will begin Jan. 1, 2006, and is open to anyone receiving Medicare. Open enrollment for the new plan will run from Nov. 15, 2005, to May 15, 2006, but Social Security is now taking applications from Medicare beneficiaries with limited income who may be eligible for extra help to pay for monthly premiums, annual deductibles and prescription co-payments under the new program.

“Many people will have a lot of questions about this new drug benefit,” said MacMillan, “and SeniorsPlus wants to be certain that their questions get answered in a timely fashion. Now is the time for seniors to learn if they qualify for some extra financial assistance, and we are available to help people complete the necessary application process.”

For more information about the program or to schedule an information session for a group, contact MacMillan at 795-4010 or 1-800-427-1241.