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SENIOR HELPLINE1-800-252-89661-888-206-1327 (TTY)
This section provides information about the Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP), which is a free statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. In this section, visitors will find information and resources about applying for Medicare, sites in their area that they can get assistance applying for Medicare and tools for SHIP sites around the State to utilize in serving Medicare beneficiaries.
To contact SHIP, please call (800) 252-8966 or email AGING.SHIP@illinois.gov.
Take a look at these testimonials where individuals talk about how the SHIP program's in-person assistance was essential for understanding the complexities of Medicare and making good choices and also how being educated by SHIP helped them save on their health care costs.
"Before the help that I received here, it was like I was just a ball being thrown around."
"We would be lost without this program."
"If this service were not available, I think that I would have been in worse shape than I am now."
"They make it easy. That's the beauty of it."
"You shouldn't have to decide between food or medication...the Medicare Counselors help get you the cheapest program, the program that works best for you."
*For more information on "How SHIP Helped Me" please visit the website HERE.
Medicare Basics in American Sign Language Videos:
An Overview of Medicare
Medicare has Four Parts
Medicare Advantage Plans
Summary of Costs
ALL Counties
SHIP BrochureChinese, Hindi, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Get Covered Illinois
Instructions to Help You Use the Medicare.gov Plan Finder Tool
NEW Medicare Plan Finder
How To Create An Account - Medicare Plan Finder
Guide to Consumer Mailings
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Teaching Materials
Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage (Part C)
Medicare Advantage Plans Overview
Medicare Part C and D Enrollment Periods
Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Plans Special Enrollment Period
Illinois Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans (file pending)
Illinois Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)
Illinois Special Needs Plans (SNP) (file pending)
Illinois Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans
Illinois Stand Alone Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)
Illinois Special Needs Plans (SNP)
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2020 Medicaid Income & Asset Limits
Poverty Guidelines
2020 Spousal Impoverishment Guidelines
Medicaid Spenddown Requirements
2020 Medicare Savings Programs Information
Programas de Ahorros de Medicare 2020
2020 Extra Help Chart Income & Asset Limits
Multilingual Extra Help Flyer
Immigrant Senior Health Benefits
Application for Benefits Eligibility