Winter Holiday Closure Schedule
All senior activity centers will be closed from Tuesday, December 24th through Wednesday, January 1st. They will reopen on Thursday, January 2nd, 2025. View Press Release
About
SHIP provides free, confidential, one-on-one counseling.
- Medicare coverage options
- Medicare Advantage plans
- Medicare Prescription (Part D) plans
- Medicare Supplement options
- Options for dealing with healthcare costs
- Medicare billing issues
SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol)
- Detect healthcare fraud & abuse
- Recognize healthcare waste
- Detect Medicare billing errors
- Identify deceptive healthcare practices
- Recognize and avoid healthcare scams
- Learn to protect their personal information
- Report Medicare errors, fraud, or abuse
Options
Signing up for Medicare Parts A & B: http://www.ssa.gov/medicare/apply.html
Applying for help paying Medicare Part B premiums to the attached pdf also available at this link: https://health.maryland.gov/mmcp/docs/QMB-Application-02-10-rev.pdf
Comparing Part C options: https://www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan/questions/home.aspx
Comparing Part D options: https://www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan/questions/home.aspx
Applying for Federal Extra Help with the cost of Part D: https://secure.ssa.gov/i1020/start
Apply for State help with the cost of Part D: http://marylandspdap.com/
Maryland Health Connection: www.MarylandHealthConnection.gov