State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) Benefits Counseling

GRADD's State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) provides one-on-one assistance with Medicare, Medicaid, and other public and private insurance. Trained benefits counselors are available in all seven counties GRADD serves.  Counselors can provide:

• Help with organizing paperwork, medical bills, prescription assistance, etc.
• Comparisons with Long Term Care, Medigap, and Medicare Part D Policies
• Assistance with making application for Food Stamps, prescription assistance programs, Medicare's Extra Help, and other income-based benefits
• Referrals to appropriate agencies to help the individual receive the assistance needed

May 14 - Hancock County Health Fair
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. @ Hancock County Senior Center, Hawesville

May 15 - Ohio County Health Fair
8 a.m. @ Ohio County Wellness Center, Hartford

May 17 - Webster County Health Fair
9 a.m. to 12 noon @ Webster County Community Center, Dixon

May 17 - Daviess County Health Fair
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. @ Elizabeth Munday Center, Owensboro

June 7 - Medication Precautions
11 a.m. @ Hancock Senior Center, Hawesville

June 8 - Medication Precautions
3 p.m. @ Horizon Place Apartments
2245 East 18th Street, Owensboro

June 10 - Medication Precautions
11 a.m. @ Hancock County Senior Center, Lewisport

June 16 - Medication Precautions
11 a.m. @ Ohio County Senior Center, Hartford

June 23 - Medication Precautions
11 a.m. @ Ohio County Senior Center, Fordsville

*For more details on any of these events please contact Karen Laney.

State, federal, and private benefit programs may help you cover expenses such as prescription drugs, rent, heating bills, meals and more.  Benefits Checkup can help you find and get the benefits you deserve. Completing a Benefits Checkup screening questionnaire online only takes a few minutes. It's FREE and your answers are confidential. Click here to see all the help available to you.

Be sure to contact GRADD at 1-800-928-9094 or 270-926-4433, if you need assistance. You may also email Leslie Wilson, GRADD's SHIP Coordinator.