Medicare SHIP program

The Medicare SHIP program is a non-profit organization funded under the Older Americans Act.  SHIP provides assistance to Medicare beneficiaries or anyone aged 60 years old or older in 30 Central, Northern and Northeastern counties. Our mission is to help individuals make informed decisions about the programs that affect their quality of life, such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Medigap insurance and other benefit programs.

SHIP has 5 goals:

• To educate individuals on the benefit programs that affect their lives through one-on-one counseling sessions and outreach activities
• To assist with resolving complex benefit issues
• Complete applications for benefit programs
• To educate against fraud, waste and abuse
• To empower clients to make informed decisions

For more information go to http://lablaw.org.