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2020-2021 MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PREMIUM COMPARISON GUIDE CHICAGO AREA

WHAT IS SHIP?

• The Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is a free insurance counseling
service for people with Medicare and their caregivers. The Illinois Department on
Aging administers SHIP. This service, offered statewide, is available to people of
all ages with Medicare.

• SHIP is not affiliated with any insurance company.
• SHIP counselors do not sell or solicit any type of insurance.

• SHIP counselors are trained by the Illinois Department on Aging to:

◊ Assist in filing appeals regarding Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans,
and Medicare supplement insurance claims;

◊ Assist individuals with the medicare.gov plan finder to compare
Medicare Advantage plans or Medicare Part D plans;

◊ Educate and assist consumers with questions about Medicare,
Medicare supplement plans, Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare
Part D plans, Extra Help for Part D, Medicare Savings Programs,
long-term care insurance, and other health insurance plans.

For further information, contact SHIP at:

Illinois Department on Aging
Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
One Natural Resources Way, #100
Springfield, IL 62702-1271

1-800-252-8966

1-888-206-1327 (TTY)

Website: www.illinois.gov/aging

E-mail: AGING.SHIP@illinois.gov

This guide was produced in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Insurance,
without whose efforts the publication of this guide would be impossible.

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