The American Association of Retired Persons will sponsor a number of public forums aimed at helping Utahns make decisions about health care providers.

At the forums - which will begin with meetings at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Ogden and Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Murray - information will be given on terms used in the health care industry.Also, managed care will be explained, and the advantages and disadvantages of health maintenance organizations will be given.

The Ogden meeting will be at the Golden Hours Senior Center, 650 25th St. The Murray meeting will be at the Heritage Senior Center, 10 E. 6150 South. Other meetings will be scheduled later elsewhere in Utah, an AARP representative said.

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Handouts provided at the meetings will allow those attending to "compare your traditional Medicare with supplemental coverage to a Medicare HMO being considered."

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