Dora Herring (l) of the Association of Retired Faculty explains the new Medicare D plan to Virginia Prisock (c) and Dot Phillips during a Medicare D networking session held for Medicare-eligible retirees. Herring was among volunteers who led the sessions, with help from the Department of Human Resources Management. Workshop attendance was high as the State and School Employees’ Health Insurance Plan no longer will offer prescription drug coverage for Medicare-eligible retired participants and their dependents once the new Medicare drug coverage takes effect Jan. 1, 2006. For more information, access the Public Employees Retirement System Web site at http://www.pers.state.ms.us/pdf/memberservices/newsletters/Retiree/october2005.pdf .