Health Insurance

• About Maine SHIP - Learn more about the program and how it can help people with Medicare
  • Contacting the Maine State Health Insurance Assistance Program - Find out how to contact help
• Counselor Training and Certification Site (Authorization Required )– for staff and volunteers at Maine's area agencies on aging and Legal Services for the Elderly who provide health insurance counseling to people with Medicare
• Interested in Medicare volunteer opportunities? Email bbalderston@mainelse.org at the Senior Medicare Patrol Program.
• Maine Medicare News - Summer 2009 (Word | PDF)

Downloadable Presentations and Media

• 2009 Spring SHIP/SMP Webinar
  • Welcome, Overview of Webinar Power Point*
  • Elder Services in Maine Power Point*
  • Latest SHIP Expectations Power Point*
  • SHIP-SMP Case Studies Power Point*
  • Update on NCOA Benefits Enrollment Center Grant Power Point*
  • Volunteer & Staff Relationships:Integrating Two Worlds Power Point*

Quick Links to On-Line Services and Publications

• Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
• Maine's Low Cost Drugs for the Elder and Disabled - Eligibility and benefit information
• MedHelp Maine - a non-profit organiation established to develop community-based prescription assistance programs managed by hospitals or other organizations.
  • Program Locations (Microsoft Word*)(*free viewer) - (Current as of September 29, 2006)
• Medicare Advantage - Click on Medicare Personal Plan Finder to compare plans that are available where you live.
• Medicare Part D Plan Finder and Enrollment
• Medicare Savings Program - You can save the cost of your monthly Part B Premium
  • Medicare Savings Calculator
• Medicare Supplement Insurance Comparison Chart
• Prescription Drug Assistance Manual
• Social Security Resources
  • Low-Income Subsidy On-line application
  • Office Locator

Other Key Contacts

• Administration on Aging (AoA) - the principle agency for carrying out the Older Americans Act, the federal law that provides resources for services to older people.
• Associated Hospital Service of Maine - administers Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) for people who live in Maine
• Center for Medicare Advocacy - a national non-partisan education and advocacy organization.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - the federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid (MaineCare)
• Maine Bureau of Insurance - the State agency that is responsible for regulating insurance companies doing business in Maine and to provide information about a variety of health insurance issues
• Maine Department of Health and Human Services - apply for MaineCare (MaineCare) benefits
  • Maine's Medicare Part D site
• Maine Senior Medicare Patrol
  The information on this page will help you identify and reduce errors, fraud, waste and abuse. You can help to keep your own health care costs down!
• Medicare Rights Center - an independent source of health care information and assistance.
• National Heritage Insurance Company - administers Medicare Part B, including Medicare Durable Medical Equipment (DME), for people who live in Maine
• Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation - the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for people who live in Maine
• Social Security Administration (SSA) - the federal agency that determines Medicare entitlement, eligibility for Supplemental Security Income and Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy Assistance.