Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) by State
Introduction:
The Senior Health Insurance Information Programs (SHIIP) is a federal-state partnership to provide health information to older adults. These organizations are not-for-profit and are designed to serve as an unbiased resource. All services are free. The contact information provided below is intended to assist individuals in contacting the SHIIP program in their own state or in the state of a family member. All internet links are valid as of the date of publication, and a good faith effort has been made to provide valid phone numbers.
State-by-State Resources:
Alabama - State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.adss.state.al.us/ship.htm
800-243-5463
334-242-5743
Alaska - Alaska Medicare Information
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds/medicare.htm
800-478-6065
909-269-3680
Arkansas - Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
http://www.insurance.arkansas.gov/seniors/divpage.htm
800-224-6330
Arizona - State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.de.state.az.us/aaa/programs/ship/default.asp
800-432-4040 (Arizona only)
California - Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy program (HICAP)
http://www.cahealthadvocates.org
800-434-022 (California only)
919-231-5110
Colorado - Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/senior/senior.htm
800-554-9181 (Colorado only)
888-696-7213
303-894-7499, ext 356
Connecticut - CHOICES
http://www.ctelderlyservices.state.ct.us/choices.htm
800-994-9422 (Connecticut only)
860-424-5245 (ask for CHOICES)
Delaware - ELDERinfo
http://www.state.de.us/inscom/departments/elder/eldindex.shtml
800-336-9500 (Delaware only)
302-424-5245 or 302-739-6266
District of Columbia - Health Insurance of Counseling Project
http://dcoa.dc.gov/dcoa/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=523610
202-739-0668 or 202-676-3900
Florida - Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE)
http://www.floridashine.org/index.html
800-963-5337
Georgia - Georgia Cares
http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DAS/
800-669-8387
Hawaii - SAGE Plus
http://www4.hawaii.gov/eoa/programs/sage_plus/
808-875-9229 or 808-586-7299
Idaho - Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA)
http://www.doi.state.id.us/shiba/shibahealth.aspx
800-247-4422
800-488-5725
Illinois - Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
http://www.idfpr.com/DOI/Ship/ship_help.asp
800-548-9034 (Illinois only)
217-785-9021
Indiana - Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
http://www.state.in.us/idoi/shiip/index.html
800-452-4800
Iowa - Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
http://www.shiip.state.ia.us/
800-351-4664
Kansas - Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK)
http://agingkansas.org/shick/shick_index.html
800-860-5260
Kentucky - State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
http://chfs.ky.gov/dhss/das/ship.htm
877-293-7447 (Kentucky only)
502-564-6930 or 502-564-7372
Louisiana - Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
http://www.ldi.state.la.us/Office_of_health/shiip/SHIIP_index.htm
800-259-5301
Maine - Maine Health Insurance Counseling Program
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/beas/hiap/purpose.htm
877-353-3771 (ask for SHIIP)
Maryland - Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.mdoa.state.md.us/ship.html
800-243-3425 (Maryland only)
410-767-1100
Massachusetts - Serving Health Information Needs of Elders (SHINE)
http://www.800ageinfo.com/programs/shine.cfm
800-243-4636, option #2 or 800-882-2003
Michigan - Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Project (MMAP)
http://www.mymmap.org
800-803-7174
Minnesota - Consumer Information Assistance and Advocacy Team
http://www.mnaging.org/
800-333-2433
Mississippi - Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program
http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/aas_info.html#MICAP
800-948-3090 601-359-4956
Missouri - Community Leaders Assisting Insured of Missouri (CLAIM)
http://mpcrf.org/beneficiaries/medicare_help.asp
800-390-3330
570-893-7900, ext 137
Montana - State Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHIC)
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/sltc/protective_legal/07.02.SHIP.CMS.htm
800-332-2272 (Montana only)
406-444-7781
Nebraska - Nebraska Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (NICA)
http://www.doi.ne.gov/shiip/
800-234-7119
402-471-2201
Nevada - State Health Insurance Advisory Program (SHIP)
http://nvaging.net/ship/ship_main.htm
800-307-4444
New Hampshire - Health Insurance Counseling, Education, Assistance Service (HICEAS)
http://www.nhhelpline.org/hiceas/hiceas/
800-852-3388
603-225-9000
New Jersey - Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/ship.shtml
877-222-3737 or 800-792-8820
New Mexico - Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Corps (HIBAC)
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/benes.html
800-432-2080 (New Mexico only)
505-827-7640
New York - Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance program (HICAP)
http://hiicap.state.ny.us/home/welcome.htm
800-333-4114 (New York only)
212-869-3850
North Carolina - Seniors' Health insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
http://www.ncdoi.com/Consumer/Shiip/Shiip.asp
800-443-9354 (North Carolina only)
919-733-0111
North Dakota - Senior Health Insurance Counseling
http://www.state.nd.us/ndins/consumer/details.asp?ID=58
800-247-0560
707-328-2977
Ohio - Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIP)
http://www.ohioinsurance.gov/ConsumServ/ConServIndex.asp?Menu=2
800-686-1578
614-644-3399
Oklahoma - Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHICP)
http://www.oid.state.ok.us/consumer/shicp.html
800-763-2828 (Oklahoma only)
405-521-6628
Oregon - Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)
http://egov.oregon.gov/DCBS/SHIBA/index.shtml
800-722-4134 (Oregon only)
503-947-7984 or 503-947-7250 (Ask for SHIBA)
Pennsylvania - APPRISE
http://www.aging.state.pa.us/aging/CWP/view.asp?A=282&
QUESTION_ID=173806
800-783-7067
Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
877-725-4300
Rhode Island - Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
800-322-2880
401-462-3000 or 401-222-2880 (ask for SHIIP)
South Carolina - Insurance Counseling Assistance and Referrals for Elders (I-CARE)
http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/dhhsnew/NR/exeres/
78FF9848-E0D1-4DCB-9B51-D7A8F144A727.asp
800-868-9095
803-253-6177
South Dakota - Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE)
http://www.state.sd.us/social/asa/shiine/index.htm
800-536-8197
Tennessee - State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.state.tn.us/comaging/ship.html
800-801-0044
Texas - Health Insurance Information, Counseling, and Advocacy program (HICAP)
http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/dads_help/aaa/hicap.html
800-252-9240 (ask for HICAP or SHIP)
512-424-6840
Utah - Health Insurance Information Program (HIIP)
http://www.hsdaas.utah.gov/hiip_contact_list.htm
800-439-3805
801-538-3910 (ask for Health Insurance Information)
Vermont - State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
http://www.medicarehelpvt.net/
800-642-5119
802-748-5182
Virginia - Virginia Insurance Counseling Assistance Project (VICAP)
http://www.vda.virginia.gov/vicap.htm
800-552-3402
804-662-9333
Virgin Islands - State Health Insurance Assistance Program (VI SHIP)
340-714-4354
Washington - Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA)
http://www.insurance.wa.gov/consumers/Shiba_HelpLine/dirdefault.asp
800-397-4422
360-407-0383
West Virginia - State Health Insurance Network (SHINE)
http://www.state.wv.us/seniorservices/shine
800-987-4463
304-558-3317
Wisconsin - Elderly Benefits Specialists
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/aging/genage/benspecs.htm
800-242-1060
608-266-2536
Wyoming - Wyoming State Health Insurance Assistance Program (WYSHIP)
http://www.wyomingseniors.com/WSHIIP.htm
800-856-4398
307-856-6880
Page updated: 11/04/05
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Contact Information
Indiana Chapter Governor:
J. Matthew Neal, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FACE
Email: jneal6@iuhealth.org
(765) 747-4350; Fax (765) 751-1451
Donna Seawards
Executive Director
Email: donnaseawards@gmail.com
Ph: 224-356-6101
Chapter Address:
4319 West Clara Lane, PMB #288
Muncie, Indiana 47304
