Medicare and Insurance Assistance
Medicare questions? New to Medicare? Need an Open Enrollment Appointment?
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) is the federal State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) for navigating Medicare in Kansas. SHICK is free, unbiased, and confidential. Trained community counselors answer questions about Medicare and other insurance issues.
MIPPA
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
Through MIPPA, our agency helps people with Medicare save money on their healthcare costs.
We can:
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See if you qualify for programs that help pay your Medicare premiums, co-pays, and prescriptions
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Help you apply for those cost-saving programs
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Explain Medicare options and benefits so you can make the best choices
These services are free and confidential. Contact us to find out if you qualify for help.
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
Medicare Frequently Asked Questions
Preventive and screening services
SMP
Kansas Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) empowers and assists Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education.
Suspected Fraud Reporting Resources
Protect Your Personal Information
Telemarketing/ Door-to-Door Sales
Become a Volunteer
The SMP program offers volunteers an opportunity to make an important difference in their communities. Volunteers take pride in working to ensure that the Medicare program will be protected for future generations.
SHICK
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) is a free program offering Kansans an opportunity to talk with trained, community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance issues. SHICK provides you with many resources that will help you with your questions about Medicare.
SHICK has counselors throughout the state who can assist people to stay informed on changing conditions in health care insurance and to cut through the confusion.
Our counselors receive training on Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Long-Term Care and other health insurance subjects that concern older Kansans.
Our counselors do not work for any insurance company. The goal is to educate and assist the public to make informed decisions on what's best for them.
Employment and Medicare Information
Disability and Medicare Information
Supplemental Rate Comparisons via the Kansas Insurance Department Website
Assistance with Medicare Part D - Prescription Drug Coverage
This publication is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) as part of a financial assistance award grant numbers SMP- 90MPPG0081-01, SHICK- 90SAPG0161-01, & MIPPA- 2501KSMISH by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the authors(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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