All State Health Insurance Information Programs (SHIIP or SHIP) by State
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) are a good place to get help to decide about Medicare Part D. Call 1-800-MEDICARE to get the number for your local SHIP. Local community groups will also be helping people pick the right plans. If you find contact information that needs to be updated, please email us. Also, you can check for most recent updates following links from the page at CMS.
Alabama SHIP
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Alabama Department of Senior Services
770 Washington Avenue RSA Plaza
Suite 470
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1851
http://www.adss.state.al.us/services/ship.cfm
800-243-5463
Alaska SHIP
Alaska Medicare Information
Division of Senior and Disabilities Services Department of Health and Senior Services
3601 C Street
Suite 310
Anchorage, AK 99503-5209
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds/medicare.htm
909-269-3680 (In-State Calls only)
800-478-6065 (Out-of-State calls)
Arizona SHIP
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Arizona Aging and Adult Administration
1789 West Jefferson
Suite 950A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
http://www.de.state.az.us/aaa/programs/ship/default.asp
800-432-4040
Arkansas SHIP
Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP)
Arkansas State Insurance Department
1200 West Third Street
Little Rock, AR 72201-1904
http://www.accessarkansas.org/insurance/srinsnetwork/seniorshlth_p1.html
800-224-6330
California SHIP
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
California Health Advocates
5380 Elvas Avenue
Suite 104
Sacramento, CA 95819
http://www.cahealthadvocates.org
800-434-0222 (In-State Calls only)
916-231-5110 (Out-of-State calls)
Colorado SHIP
Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Division of Insurance
1560 Broadway
Suite 850
Denver, CO 80202
http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/senior/senior.htm
303-899-5151 (Metropolitan Denver Area Calls Only)
800-544-9181 (Other In-State Calls)
888-696-7213 (Out-of-State Calls)
Connecticut SHIP
CHOICES
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Division of Elderly Services
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
http://www.ctelderlyservices.state.ct.us/choices.htm
800-994-9422 (In-State Calls only)
860-424-5245 (Out-of-State calls --- Ask for CHOICES)
Delaware SHIP
ELDERinfo
Delaware Insurance Department
Rodney Building
841 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, DE 19904
http://www.state.de.us/inscom/departments/elder/eldindex.shtml
800-336-9500 (In-State Calls only)
302-739-6266 (Out-of-State calls)
District of Columbia SHIP
Health Insurance Counseling Project
George Washington University
National Law Center
Building A-B - 1 st Floor
2136 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20052
http://dcoa.dc.gov/dcoa/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=523610
202-739-0668
Florida SHIP
Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE)
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Suite 280 S
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/english/shine.html
800-963-5337
Georgia SHIP
Georgia Cares
Division of Aging Services
2 Peachtree Street, North West
Atlanta, GA 30303
http://dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR/menuitem
(or go to Georgia Cares on http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-DAS)
800-669-8387
Guam SHIP
Division of Senior Citizens
Department of Public Health and Social Services
P. O. Box 2816
Hagatña, Guam 96932
No Web site
671-735-7393
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