Are you a Medicare beneficiary needing help understanding your benefits? Are you a caregiver, trying to help a friend or family member navigate the Medicare program? This one-page tip sheet explains the many ways SHIPs can help: click here.
- About SHIPs
- Video
How SHIPs Help You
Video: Programs That Help With Medicare Costs
This 1 1/2 minute video, produced by the National Council on Aging, summarizes help that may be available to you. It also explains that your SHIP can help you navigate these programs: Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low Income Subsidy
Links to Medicare Resources
From Medicare
- 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Medicare.gov
- Medicare & You handbook
- MyMedicare.gov
- Quality Concerns?
- Who Pays First?