SHIP Technical Assistance Center

The mission of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is to empower, educate, and assist Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and caregivers through objective outreach, counseling, and training to make informed health insurance decisions that optimize access to care and benefits. The SHIP National Technical Assistance Center (www.SHIPhelp.org) is a central source of information for and about the national SHIP program and its 54 individual SHIP projects.

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