Medicare Counseling

Tackling the Issue

Our Elder Benefits Specialists (Outreach Caseworkers) are Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) certified.  Trained to help educate you on your Medicare choices, assist in Part D or Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) plan enrollments, find ways to help save you money and help you fight appeals or obstacles that may arise.
Explaining the various parts of Medicare, assisting in the understanding of your Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and True Out of Pocket expense reports (TrOOP), aiding in Medicare appeals and even sorting out your mail, what's important vs. what's not, when it comes to Medicare.
Plan comparisons for Part D Drug Insurance, are prepared using individual information.  Explanation of plan details and ultimately completing the application process for enrollment into chosen plan.
Our Elder Benefit Specialists are a part of the team of SHIP, a program ran through the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA), which reaches the entire state of Illinois and works with other state SHIP's as well.