NEW
2010 MEDICARE PART D
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN
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Volunteers Needed
The Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Needs volunteers to help people with Medicare learn about the many available
benefits:
ü Medical Assistance
We are recruiting volunteers to assist people with Medicare, do community outreach, provide educational programs, provide individual counseling and give general program support !!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED
CALL(301) 590-2819
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Senior
Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
(301) 590 –
2819 www.medicarehelp.org
What is the SHIP Program?
The Senior Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) funded by the Maryland Department on
Aging with a grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and
Montgomery
Who
does the SHIP Program Serve?
There are more than 110,000 people with Medicare in Montgomery County, including those who are aged 65 and older, and those who are disabled. Our outreach is to this population, their family members and caregivers, as well as to our aging network partners. One third of our senior citizens over the age of 65 live alone and need special assistance and advocacy with health insurance programs and options.
How does the SHIP Program serve Montgomery County?
The SHIP Program provides educational programs, seminars, and trainings to community groups, church groups, clubs, neighborhood associations, and our aging network partners. SHIP updates and supplies printed information, comparison charts and tables outlining health insurance options and maintains a web site (www.medicarehlep.org) in several languages, as a 24 hour answering machine and tries to respond to messages in a timely manner. Trained volunteers meet on an individual basis with seniors, the disabled, their family members and caregivers on a walk-in or scheduled basis in county libraries, senior centers, senior communities, and HOC buildings to provide objective information, help solve individual insurance problems, assist with Medicaid and Medicare forms, insurance claims, and act as advocates in making appeals.
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