For older adults, Medicare enrollment is a complex and overwhelming endeavor. When the time for enrollment comes, beneficiaries are challenged with the daunting task of navigating seemingly endless ...

State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) are available in every state to offer Medicare beneficiaries and their families free, personalized counseling and support. SHIPs can assist with ...

The federal State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides counseling and education on Medicare coverage options. This article highlights potential inequities in in-person SHIP service ...

The leaked "pre-decisional" HHS budget for fiscal year 2026 would eliminate some $55 million in discretionary funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP), whose counselors help ...

(BPT) - Medicare open enrollment ends on December 7. State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) provide free, in-depth, unbiased counseling and support to Medicare-eligible individuals, their ...