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Get Medicare Questions Answered & Your Blood Pressure Checked

Stop by the Scotch Plains Public Library to get your blood pressure checked and your Medicare questions answered.

Medicare Open Enrollment for 2020 will take place October 15-December 7.

On Tuesday, November 12 between 10 am and noon at the Scotch Plains Public Library, anyone with specific Medicare questions will have an opportunity to speak one-on-one with a SHIP representative from SAGE Eldercare. At the same time, the township nurse will also be available for blood pressure checks. For more information, call the Reference Desk at 908-322-5007 x204.

SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Providers) counselors provide free and objective information about health insurance and receive ongoing training from the Division on Aging Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services.

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Scotch Plains Public Library is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, one block from Park Avenue in the center of town.

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