Nevada State Health Insurance Advisory Program

State Health Insurance Assistance Program

1-800-307-4444 or Las Vegas 486-3478

SHIP provides information, counseling and assistance to
Medicare Beneficiaries in Nevada involving a statewide network of volunteers.

SHIP Volunteers offer FREE one-on-one assistance and counseling with respect to many problems seniors encounter regarding Medicare, supplemental health insurance and long-term care options. The Nevada Medicare SHIP Program provides services in the following areas:

	Information and eligibility on Medicare entitlements (including Part D, prescription drug benefit), benefits, limitations, Medicaid (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) & Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)), Fee-for-Service Plans, and Coordinated Care Plans - Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs).
	Assistance with claims, requests for reconsiderations, and appeal processes for Medicare and Supplemental Insurance (Medigap).
	Volunteer Counselors can help determine health insurance needs and provide unbiased information to assist the consumer in making informed decisions about their health and long-term care insurances.
	Outreach information to seniors and their families through meetings, seminars, classes, health fairs, senior fairs and the media.
	Referrals and coordination with other state and community services.

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

Your next chance to sign up for a Medicare Part D plan is November 15 - December 31, 2009.
If you sign up, your prescription drug coverage will begin on January 1, 2010.
(Certain beneficiaries are eligible to enroll in a plan before November, call SHIP for more information.)

Are you prepared? Are you eligible for extra assistance? Do you need it? What is it???

Do you have other questions?

Don't wait! Contact SHIP now by phone, email or in-person!

SHIP volunteers are also available at counseling sites and senior fairs.

For local counseling information in your area, contact your local Senior Center or the toll-free statewide counseling number 1-800-307-4444.

Counselors in Nevada are responding to over 1,000 phone calls
every month from Medicare Beneficiaries, their families and friends.

Do you have a question for SHIP? Click here to send an email!
A trained counselor will get back to you as soon as possible.

The Nevada Medicare SHIP Program began in July 1993 and currently serves the state with trained volunteer counselors available in all counties. Nevada SHIP is funded through a federal grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) and is administered by the State of Nevada, Department of Health and Human Services, Aging and Disability Services Division.

Spanish-speaking counselors are available in
Southern Nevada through Salud En Acción, (702) 759-0874.

Necesita un consejero de Medicare que habla espanol? Por favo comuniquese con Salud En Acción, al (702) 759-0874.

If you would like to view the Nevada Medicare Supplemental Insurance Comparison Guide (Medigap), click here.

To have one mailed to you, email us by clicking here.

Medicare Fraud and Abuse

The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), administered through the State of Nevada, Office of the Attorney General, provides information on combating Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse.

You may contact the SMP Program by calling:

Statewide- (Toll Free)
1-888-838-7305

E-mail: smpinfo@ag.nv.gov

Or visit their website: http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bpa/hhs/smp/smp.htm

Visit the national website at: http://www.smpresource.org

Questions or Comments for the Aging and Disability Services Division?
Please call or e-mail a Regional Office.
We look forward to speaking with you!

Last Updated: 07/02/09

State Health Insurance Assistance Program

SHIP provides information, counseling and assistance to Medicare Beneficiaries in Nevada involving a statewide network of volunteers.

SHIP Volunteers offer FREE one-on-one assistance and counseling with respect to many problems seniors encounter regarding Medicare, supplemental health insurance and long-term care options. The Nevada Medicare SHIP Program provides services in the following areas:

Assistance with claims, requests for reconsiderations, and appeal processes for Medicare and Supplemental Insurance (Medigap).

Volunteer Counselors can help determine health insurance needs and provide unbiased information to assist the consumer in making informed decisions about their health and long-term care insurances.

Outreach information to seniors and their families through meetings, seminars, classes, health fairs, senior fairs and the media.

Referrals and coordination with other state and community services.

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

Don't wait! Contact SHIP now by phone, email or in-person! SHIP volunteers are also available at counseling sites and senior fairs.

For local counseling information in your area, contact your local Senior Center or the toll-free statewide counseling number 1-800-307-4444.

Counselors in Nevada are responding to over 1,000 phone calls every month from Medicare Beneficiaries, their families and friends.

Do you have a question for SHIP? Click here to send an email! A trained counselor will get back to you as soon as possible.

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SHIP provides information, counseling and assistance to
Medicare Beneficiaries in Nevada involving a statewide network of volunteers.

Don't wait! Contact SHIP now by phone, email or in-person!

SHIP volunteers are also available at counseling sites and senior fairs.

Counselors in Nevada are responding to over 1,000 phone calls
every month from Medicare Beneficiaries, their families and friends.

Do you have a question for SHIP? Click here to send an email!
A trained counselor will get back to you as soon as possible.