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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 4, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCR Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of UC Office of the President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RASC - Medicare Webinars available through April 2024</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">___________________________________________________________________________________________ </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DBRs, please share this important information via your internal department listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The UC Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) is hosting weekly office hours and monthly webinars on Medicare. These sessions are opportunities for UC faculty and
staff to learn about Medicare and to receive support on their Medicare questions when considering or planning for retirement. Registration is required to attend and capped at 300 attendees. Repeat attendance is allowed and encouraged.<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Weekly Medicare Office Hours
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Those who are retiring may join
<b>weekly</b> sessions to receive help with their individual circumstances. The weekly webinars function as Medicare office hours with RASC in which employees may ask questions and receive support. Private one-on-one breakout rooms are available on the call.
The Medicare office hours takes place every Tuesday from now through April 2024 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Pacific Time.<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To register, visit
<a href="https://bit.ly/RASCWeeklyMedicare">https://bit.ly/RASCWeeklyMedicare</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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