Friday, April 22, 2005

Free Help for Atlantic County Medicare Beneficiaries

The Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services encourages residents who have questions about Medicare benefits, supplemental policies and long-term care insurance to call volunteer counselors from the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) for free assistance.

The State Health Insurance Assistance Program provides free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about their health insurance. SHIP is a statewide program sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

Volunteer counselors do not provide legal advice, sell, recommend or endorse any specific insurance product, agent, insurance company, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) or Point-of-Service (POS) plan. They provide information and assistance so that residents can make their own decisions.

To reach a SHIP counselor, residents may call (609) 645-7700, ext. 4271, weekdays 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

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