Administers Social Security Trust Fund to provide retirement, disability or death benefits to insured workers or their dependents/survivors medicare for aged 65 and over Supplemental Security Income(SSI) for the needy over 65, blind or disabled. Website includes information on employment for people with disabilities and for employers seeking to hire the disabled.

Health insurance information for individuals, families, self-employed, and businesses of all sizes.

Provides information, education, and counseling for individuals with questions regarding medical bills, Medicare, Medicare Advantage programs (managed care), Medicare prescription drug coverage, Medigap, and other health and long term care insurance.

Provides assistance with finding and enrolling in a health plan that fits the client's budget and healthcare needs for anyone in the community.

Provides counselors to discuss information about Medicare, Medicare Supplemental Insurance, Managed Care, Medicaid and Long Term Care Insurance.

Provides information, education, and counseling about Medicare and other health insurances for those who are enrolled or soon to be eligible for Medicare.

Counselors available to answer your questions about insurance choices, Medicare rights and protections, payment denials and appeals, complaints about care or treatment, and Medicare bills.

Lifelong's Health Insurance Information Counseling & Assistance Program (HIICAP) offers assistance to persons of all ages who are trying to understand their Medicare coverage. If you have questions about Medicare and related insurance, or if you are having trouble paying for Medicare, or any related problems or issues, please turn to HIICAP.Every week HIICAP's certified volunteer insurance counselors meet one-to-one at Lifelong with individuals who have questions about Medicare. Frequently HIICAP is helping people understand the framework of Medicare:Part A is hospital insurance;Part B is medical insurance;Part C is the option of a Medicare Advantage Plan (through a private insurance company); andPart D is Medicare prescription drug coverage (also through a private insurance company).In addition counselors provide information on Medicare supplement policies. The most common concern brought to HIICAP is the issue of cost - keeping insurance and health care costs within each person's budget. Those concerns are addressed in a number of ways, including:*Informing persons with low incomes about options which can assist them: the Medicare Savings Program, the Part D Extra Help Program, and Medicaid;*Comparing the costs and the coverage offered through Medicare supplement policies and Medicare Advantage Plans;*Taking a look at New York State's EPIC program, which can help with drug costs for people 65 and older.In each appointment, the starting point is your individual situation, your questions and concerns. If you wish to meet with a certified counselor, just call Lifelong at 607-273-1511 and make an appointment. Appointments are typically Wednesday mornings, but accommodations may be made to work with your schedule if Wednesday mornings are not suitable for you.

Administers Social Security Trust Fund to provide retirement, disability or death benefits to insured workers or their dependents/survivors medicare for aged 65 and over Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the needy over 65, blind or disabled. Website includes information on employment for people with disabilities and for employers seeking to hire the disabled.

Helps seniors understand paperwork or issues regarding benefits and health or medical information. Also provides resources in the community for specific needs.

Provides trained insurance staff to assist with Medicare explanations, claims and appeals, and offers information on Medicare plans, supplemental policies and drug plans, long term care insurance and other entitlements and benefits for seniors.

Provides assistance with finding and enrolling in a health plan that fits the client's budget and healthcare needs for anyone in the community.

Provides information and services regarding Social Security, Medicare, Supplemental Security.

A public health insurance application assistance program for people who are aged, blind or disabled. We educate and assist New Yorkers with enrolling in and using public health insurance programs. Facilitated Enrollment consists of private, one-on-one counseling about Medicaid and the Medicare Savings Program. We can meet with people at our offices, various public locations, by phone or at a client's home if they are unable to travel. Our service areas include Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and Otsego

Offers assistance with understanding and applying for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, prescription drug, EPIC, supplemental and long term care policies. Provides help with problems and decisions including recovering monies owed through helping with appeals on denied claims, canceling duplicate policies and submitting unprocessed claims.  

Provides assistance in understanding Medicare, Medigap, policies and planning, private insurance, retiree and employer insurance, EPIC, Medicare Part D, the Medicare Savings Program and basic Medicaid eligibility.

Services are designed to meet the needs and interests of older adults including Senior book discussions, Senior films, and computer assistance, Homebound Delivery, AARP, and Medicare Assistance.

The Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance program (HIICAP) allows seniors access to counselors who provide information regarding health insurance related issues.

The Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) supplies people over 60 with counseling regarding Medicare A, B and D, QMB, SLMB, retiree health plans, other health insurance, medigap policies, long term care insurance, claim processing, EPIC, etc. THe Office for the Aging needs volunteers for its health insurance counseling helpline. To become a volunteer, one must go through HIICAP training

Offers information and services regarding Medicare, including eligibility (65+ yrs and younger people including those with disabilities, have permanent kidney failure, or ALS (Lou Gehrig''s disease) and enrollment. Contact for replacement Medicare card or go online at www.socialsecurity.gov If your Medicare card is lost or stolen, report it immediately.

Provides one-on-one assistance to help individuals enroll in government sponsored health insurance programs, such as Medicaid, Homecare Medicaid, Nursing home Medicard, and Medicare Saving Programs
Offers home visits as needed.

Largest independent source of information and assistance for people with Medicare.Telephone hotline: helps callers understand Medicare benefits and how any existing coverage works with Medicare and choose the right coverage and understand screens low-income Medicare recipients for eligibility for programs to help lower costs for prescriptions and monthly Part B premiumsDetailed information about Medicare available at http://www.medicareinteractive.org/page2.phptopic=counselor&page=Index

Offers assistance with understanding and applying for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, prescription drug, EPIC, supplemental and long term care policies. Provides help with problems and decisions including recovering monies owed through helping with appeals on denied claims, canceling duplicate policies and submitting unprocessed claims.  

Offers many services for the senior residents of Allegany County including, but not limited to, information and referral, nutrition programs, caregiver support services, health insurance information and counseling including long term care information, advocacy services, and transportation help.