Learn about State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs)
You may have heard about SHIPs — State Health Insurance Assistance Programs. SHIPs offer local, personalized counseling and assistance to people with Medicare and their caregivers.
SHIPs can help you with things like:
– Your Medicare questions, including your eligibility, enrollment, benefits, premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance
– Complaints and appeals
– Navigating your choices when it’s time to enroll in Original Medicare (Medicare Part A and Part B), a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO), or a Medicare drug plan
Hawaii’s SHIP contact information:
Call: 1-888-875-9229; TTY 1-866-810-4379
Visit: http://www.hawaiiship.org/
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