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Legal and Health Care Update for the Elderly Forum Highlights |
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| The North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Elder Law Project, along with Central Mississippi, Inc.(CMI), sponsored a community legal education event entitled "Legal and Health Care Update For The Elderly" targeting members of the general public age 60 and over, on Thursday, October 13, 2005 from 10:00 a.m. ‑ 12:00 p.m. The event was held at the Yalobusha County Multi‑Purpose Building located on Highway 7 North, Coffeeville, MS. Twenty‑six people attended the event. The topics presented were "Medicaid and Medicare News‑A Description of the New Prescription Drug Coverage, Consumer Fraud, and Other Health Care Developments" by Attorney Catherine V. "Ginny" Kilgore, NMRLS Elder Law Project Director; "Planning for the Future: Powers Of Attorney, Health Care Advance Directives, and Wills", by law student Terra Bowling of the U. M. Law School Civil Legal Clinic; and "Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft" by law student Mary "Ellie" Harty, of the U.M. Law School Civil Legal Clinic. The presentations were followed by a question and answer session and individual consultations. Refreshments were served and door prizes were given. Ms. Carolyn Parker of CMI assisted in arranging the event. Below is a pictures from the event. Just click on the thumbnails. | |||||||||
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| Mary "Ellie' Harty provided information on "Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft.' | Pictured (l. to r.) Mary Harty, Catherine V. Kilgore, Terra Bowling, and Carolyn Parker of CMI. | ||||||||
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