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| The Senior Health Insurance Benefit Assistance Program |
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The Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance program (SHIBA) is a statewide network of trained volunteers who educate, assist, and serve as advocates for people with Medicare. SHIBA volunteers help people with Medicare understand their rights and options in health insurance so that they can make informed choices.
The Department of Consumer and Business Services administers this free program.
| SHIBA is one of the state health insurance assistance programs (SHIPs), which form a nationwide network that provides health-benefit education, counseling, and assistance for people with Medicare. To visit the SHIP site, click here. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) administers Medicare, provides funding, and guides the SHIPs. |  |
SHIBA provides Medicare recipients with the most up-to-date information on Medicare and related insurance through trained volunteers, as well as through education and outreach.
Volunteers provide confidential, uniform, and objective health insurance information to people with Medicare regardless of age. Click here to find out how to reach a volunteer in your area.
Medicare beneficiaries have access to a range
of information and materials through SHIBA's
toll-free line, 1-800-722-4134, or you may
click on the Publications & Forms link in the
column on the left.
SHIBA staff also conducts educational
seminars for groups interested in Medicare
and related health-insurance issues. Please
call us at 1-800-722-4134 for more information.
Lisa Emerson,
SHIBA Program Manager
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