{"id":57321,"date":"2021-07-14T01:01:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T01:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lookingaftermomanddad.com\/?p=57321"},"modified":"2022-07-28T01:24:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T01:24:22","slug":"help-understanding-medicare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lookingaftermomanddad.com\/help-understanding-medicare\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Help With Understanding Medicare and Medicaid ? Here’s Where You Get It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For individuals having trouble understanding Medicare benefits and payments, who gets it, when and how, there is a free guidance service in every state.<\/p>\n

Your State Health Insurance Assistance Program gives free guidance for Medicare, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SHIP – State Health Insurance Assistance Programs – Guidance for free<\/h2>\n

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Your State Health Insurance Assistance Program -SHIP\u00a0 – offers one-on-one counseling and guidance on Medicare services, should you wish to talk to someone about Medicare and your benefits.<\/p>\n

Typically, the service is usually offered over the phone, in some cases it can be conducted in-person.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the guidance on Medicare, your\u00a0 SHIP also offers free counseling for Medicare Advantage, Medigap and Medicaid benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

To contact your State SHIP, click on this link here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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How to contact a SHIP counselor in your state<\/h3>\n

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Step 1 –<\/h3>\n

Clicking on the link above will load the page below you will arrive here –<\/p>\n

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Step 2 –<\/h3>\n

Click on one of the two buttons to find your state SHIP – both buttons load the same menu to choose your state.<\/p>\n

The button below is on the top right of the page above, and the button on the right is center right of the page above.<\/p>\n

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Step 3 –<\/h3>\n

Select your state from the menu and click on that.<\/p>\n

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Step 4 –<\/h3>\n

The page below will load for you with your SHIP contact info and including a phone number for you to call in your state.<\/p>\n

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I’m Gareth, the author and owner of Looking After Mom and Dad.com<\/p>\n

I have been a caregiver for over 10 yrs and share all my tips here.<\/p>\n

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