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Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)  

MMAP is a free, health-benefits counseling service for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and their families or caregivers. MMAPs mission is to educate, advocate, counsel and empower people to make informed benefit decisions. On the national level, these programs are called State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP). MMAP is Michigans SHIP. 

 
MMAP counselors are available to answer questions regarding
drug prescription plans.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Medicare?

Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people 65 or older and some disabled people under 65 who have received benefits for at least 24 months.

What is Medicaid?

Medicaid is a federal and state program, governed by the individual states. For adults without minor children, a person must be 65 or older, blind, disabled or be receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

What is Medicare Parts A & B?

Medicare Part A is hospital insurance that helps pay for inpatient hospital care, limited care in a skilled nursing facility, home health care and hospice care. Medicare Part B is medical insurance that helps pay for physician services, outpatient hospital services, durable medical equipment and home health care (if not covered by Part A).

What is Medicare Part D?

Medicare Part D offers prescription drug coverage to everyone with Medicare.  If you decide not to join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan when you're first eligible, and you don't have other creditable prescription drug coverage, or you don't get Extra Help, you'll likely pay a late enrollment penalty.  To get MedicarePart D drug coverage, you must join a plan run by an insurance company or other private company approved by Medicare. Each plan can vary in cost and drugs covered.

How can MMAP help me?

MMAP can help you find answers to important questions you have on Medicare Parts A, B, and D, Medicare supplemental insurance, long-term care insurance, Medicaid, and other health insurance issues.

What is the Medicare Open Enrollement period?

The Medicare Open Enrollment period is the time frame that qualifying persons for Medicare can enroll in a plan (if they are first time enrollees), or re-enroll, either in their current plan, or in a new plan.  

When is the 2016 Medicare Part D Open Enrollment?

This year's Medicare Part D Open Enrollment runs from October 15, 2017 - December 7, 2017.

How can I determine which Medicare plan is best for me?

Please visit the medicare.gov website, or phone our Advocacy Department at (989) 732-9977 to schedule an appointment with one of our MMAP counselors.

I have been told if my spouse goes into a nursing home I will lose everything. Where might I call for more information?

Please call our Advocacy Department at (989) 732-9977 for the most current information.

MMAP Department:

Michelle Miller
MMAP Counselor

John Panci
MMAP Counselor

Sarah Skowronski, MSW
MMAP Counselor

Ann Wright
MMAP Counselor

Links

Medicare
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) TTY 1-877-486-2048
Website: www.medicare.gov

Medicare for Caregivers
National Institute for Health
Website: nihseniorhealth.gov/medicare/toc.html

Social Security Benefits
1-800-772-1213 TTY 1-800-325-0778
Website: www.socialsecurity.gov 

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear,
an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
~Leo Buscaglia~