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Offers health insurance counseling for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. Counselors can help compare current Medicare health or drug plan with others and can help clients sign up for Medicare.

Volunteers give information to help older Iowans understand Medicare benefits and rights, assess needs to make choices about health insurance, compare Medicare supplement and long-term care insurance policies, organize medical bills and Medicare statements and file claims, and find assistance from other agencies including Medicaid when appropriate.

Helps Medicare beneficiaries with the following:

- Understand their benefits.

- Enroll in Part D prescription coverage.

- Enroll in Advantage plans.

- Enroll in Medicare Savings Program.

- Help pay for Part B.

- Enroll in Extra Help - to reduce prescription costs.

Provides free, unbiased Medicare counseling and education to Nebraskans. Services may include: Medicare eligibility and benefits, Medicare Fraud Awareness, quick quotes on supplemental insurance, prescription drug plans, Medicare Advantage plans, and other coverage.

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Medicaid Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling

Services and activities for senior citizens within York County to support their independence and community involvement.

Information and referral, including referrals for minor home repair, yard work, personal care, and homemaker services.

Counseling and case management.

Recreational activities.

Assistance with Medicare and medical insurance.

Friendly visiting.

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Senior Centers
Friendly Visiting
Specialized Information and Referral
Medicare Information/Counseling
Case/Care Management

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Case/Care Management
Homemaker Assistance
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Home Delivered Meals
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Federally-trained Certified Application Counselors (CACs) on staff to assist with questions about Medicaid, SHIP and the Affordable Care Act. CACs are available to meet to provide a consultation and assist with the enrollment process.

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Medicare Information/Counseling
Affordable Care Act Insurance Information/Counseling
Welfare Rights Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance

Helps sort out the complicated puzzle of Medicare, Medicaid, pharmaceutical assistance, and supplemental health insurance. Certified SHAP counselors can guide seniors to health care plans that include their doctor, cover their medications, and are affordable.

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Medicaid Information/Counseling
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling

Outreach Counselors work to connect seniors and disabled individuals, with emphasis on those with lower incomes, with those programs that will help them to remain independent. These programs include Benefit Access Applications. SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), Real Estate tax reductions, Medicare Part D counseling. SNAP, LIHEAP, and other state and federal programs, Assistance with hearing, A small reserve of funds for occasional GAP funding for emergency needs.

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Eye Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Case/Care Management
Provides free informational materials as well as one-to-one assistance with questions and problems related to Medicare benefits, Medicare supplement insurance, Medicare and insurance claims and other related issues.

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Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling

Offers support services for older adults, services include friendly calling, home visits, shopping assistance, SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), exercise classes, ramp construction, and garden share.

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Friendly Telephoning
Friendly Visiting
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Community Gardening
Medicare Information/Counseling
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance

Staff provide one-on-one counseling and information about Medicare and supplemental insurance options depending on individual circumstances. Will work with individuals to help them understand the entire scope of the process, from which services are covered to what financial responsibilities may be on the client. Staff can also act as advocates when disputes arise in billing and/or services.

In addition, because Medicare alone does not cover all healthcare costs, staff can inform individuals about what insurances are available to coordinate with Medicare.

Educates clients on what their options for Medicare are and advocating for them as they use their coverage.

Select agents in the office are certified to assist in Spanish or with cases that qualify for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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Medicare Information/Counseling
Affordable Care Act Insurance Information/Counseling

Offers SHIP, a free statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. Counselors can help compare your current Medicare health or drug plan with others. Can help clients sign up for Medicare.

Provides information about Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance, claims filings and the new prescription drug coverage. Do one-on-one counseling to assist Iowa's seniors.
Assists seniors regarding health insurance issues such as Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare supplemental insurance, long term care insurance, group health insurance, etc.

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Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling

Outreach staff visit older persons or their caregivers to inform them about available benefits and services. Outreach Services may include:

- Encouraging older persons to participate in senior programs.

- Assisting older persons in gaining access to needed services (Benefit Access Application, Medicare Part D, etc.).

- Follow up with older persons and agencies to determine whether services have been received and the needs of the older person are met.

- Provide client advocacy to secure benefits.

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Medicare Information/Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Offers a free program for seniors and their families. SHIIP counselors can help find answers to questions on Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance, and other health insurance issues.

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Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling
Provides trained volunteers who can explain Medicare, Medicare Part D counseling, and Long Term Care insurance.
Helps seniors find answers to questions on Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Medicare Part D Prescription Plans, long-term care insurance and other health insurance issues. Provides objective information and assistance to consumers about senior health insurance and related issues so they can make informed decisions.
Offers senior health insurance Information by providing free unbiased health insurance information, including Medicare B for seniors.

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Medicare Information/Counseling
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling

Congregate and home delivered meals.

Blood pressure clinics monthly.

Senior centers offer, pool, shuffleboard, exercise, cards (pitch, bridge and chicken foot), puzzles, socialization with coffee every day and pedicures.

Information and referral services.

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Blood Pressure Screening
Home Delivered Meals
Foot Screening
Senior Centers
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Case/Care Management
Homemaker Assistance
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Home Delivered Meals
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Provides certified counselors to help with Medicare enrollment and plan selection. All counselors have been trained in Medicare policies and can give information to make an informed decision about coverage options.

SHIP/SHAP counselors are on site to help seniors with understanding Medicare and other health insurance, and with signing up for Medicare Part D, Medicare Savings Program, Benefits Access Application, etc.

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Medicare Information/Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance