Volunteer counselors do not provide legal advice, sell, recommend,
endorse any specific insurance product, agent, insurance company, Health
Maintenance Organization (HMO), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) or Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan. They
provide information and assistance so that you can make your own decisions.
Counseling is free of charge.
Click here to find a counseling site
in your area, or call your County Office
on Aging.
Volunteers Needed
If you would like to become a SHIP volunteer and help
people in your community better understand their Medicare-related insurance options,
please call 609-943-3378.
SHIP Information Center
1-800-792-8820 |
SHIP produces and regularly updates charts detailing the various Medigap
and Medicare HMO, PPO and PFFS plans offered in New Jersey. These charts have
been posted here to help you compare plans and make an informed decision
about which plan best fits your needs and budget.
If you are receiving your Medicare coverage through the
original Medicare program, here are the Medigap policies
currently available in New Jersey.
Please note: the following documents are stored in Adobe Acrobat
PDF format.
PDF formatted documents look just like the original printed documents.
To view them you must have a PDF viewer which is available free
from Adobe. Click here
to learn more about Adobe Acrobat or to download the latest version
of the Adobe Acrobat viewer from the Adobe Web site. |
Shopping Aids
For Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older:
For Medicare beneficiaries age 50 to 64:
For Under 50:
Medicare Prescription Drug Programs
For people in Original Medicare, you may wish to join a Medicare
Prescription Drug Program. Use the link below to view stand-alone plans
currently available in New Jersey.
Medicare Advantage Plans
If you are interested in receiving your Medicare coverage through
a Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), or a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) or a Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan, use the link below to
view plans currently available in New Jersey*. Please note that many
Medicare Advantage plans include prescription drug coverage. Ask the
company you are interested in selecting how this benefit works.
*Please note that Medicare beneficiaries who have been diagnosed with
end-stage renal disease cannot enroll in a Medicare HMO, PPO or PFFS
plan.
Remember: SHIP provides free help to New Jersey Medicare
beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about their health
insurance. Counseling sites have been established
in all 21 counties to serve you. You can also contact a SHIP counselor
through your County Office on Aging.
Report Medicare & Medicaid Waste,
Fraud & Abuse
1-732-777-1940, ext. 1117, or 1-877-678-4697 |
Click here for the SMP of New Jersey if you know or suspect someone is committing
Medicare or Medicaid waste, fraud or abuse.
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