Blue Mountain Health System will co-sponsor two New to Medicare Educational Programs with the Carbon County Area Agency on Aging.

The first session will be at 1:30 p.m. March 28 in the Bowmanstown Medical Plaza, 512 Bank St. in Bowmanstown. The second session will be at 6 p.m. March 29 in the community room at the Gnaden Huetten campus, 211 N. 12th St. in Lehighton.The program will give an overall view of Medicare including hospital care, physician and lab work and prescription drug coverage. It is important to get a basic understanding of the program. A representative from the Carbon County Area Agency on Aging will provide a general introduction to Medicare, which includes Medicare Parts A, B and C; Medicare supplemental insurance: Medi-Gap policies, Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D).The New to Medicare program is an educational program to help people entering Medicare for the first time, and their caregivers, to better understand this comprehensive health care program.Register for a program at 610-377-7070.