About
SHIP provides free, confidential, one-on-one counseling.
SHIP helps Medicare Beneficiaries understand:
- 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)
SMP provides free, confidential, one-on-one counseling. SMP helps Medicare Beneficiaries to:
- 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