Insurance - State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs)

State	Contact Information & Websites
Alabama	Phone: 334-242-5743 TTY: 334-242-0995 Toll-Free: 1-800-243-5463 Website: http://www.adss.state.al.us/
Alaska	Phone: 907-269-3680 TTY: 907-269-3680 Toll-Free: 1-800-478-6065 (Alaska only) Website: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds/medicare.htm
Arizona	TTY: 602-542-6366 Toll-Free: 1-800-432-4040 Website: http://www.de.state.az.us/aaa/programs/ship/
Arkansas	Phone: 501-371-2782 Toll-Free: 1-800-224-6330 Website: http://www.accessarkansas.org/insurance/ srinsnetwork/seniorshlth_p1.html
California	Toll-Free: 1-800-434-0222 (California only) Website: http://www.cahealthadvocates.org
Colorado	Phone: 303-894-7552 TTY: 303-894-7880 en Español: 1-866-665-9668 Toll-Free: 1-888-696-7213 Website: http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/ senior/senior.htm
Connecticut	Phone: 860-424-5862 TTY: 860-842-5424 Toll-Free: 1-800-994-9422 (Connecticut only)
Delaware	Phone: 302-739-6266 Toll-Free: 1-800-336-9500
District of Columbia	Phone: 202-739-0668 TTY: 202-973-1079 en Español: 202-739-0668
Florida	Phone: 850-414-2060 TTY: 850-414-2001 Toll-Free: 1-800-963-5337 Website
Georgia	Phone: 404-657-5334 Toll-Free: 1-800-669-8387 Website
Hawaii	Phone: 808-586-7299 Toll-Free: 1-888-875-9229 Website: http://www2.state.hi.us/eoa/programs/sage_plus/
Idaho	Toll-Free: 1-800-247-4422 (Idaho only) Website: http://www.doi.state.id.us/
Illinois	Phone: 217-785-9021 TTY: 217-524-4872 Toll-Free: 1-800-548-9034 (Illinois only) Website: http://www.ins.state.il.us/Ship/ship_help.asp
Indiana	Toll-Free: 1-800-452-4800 Website: http://www.state.in.us/idoi/shiip/
Iowa	Phone: 515-281-5705 Toll-Free: 1-800-351-4664 Website: http://www.shiip.state.ia.us/
Kansas	Phone: 316-337-7386 Toll-Free: 1-800-860-5260 Website: http://www.agingkansas.org/kdoa/senior_info/index_srinfo.htm
Kentucky	Toll-Free: 1-877-293-7447 Website: http://www.chs.state.ky.us/aging/programs/ state%20health%20insurance%20assistance.htm
Louisiana	Phone: 225-342-5301 Toll-Free: 1-800-259-5301 (Louisiana only) Website: http://www.ldi.state.la.us/Health/SHIIP/index.htm
Maine	Phone: 207-621-0087 Toll-Free: 1-877-353-3771 (Maine only) Website: http://www.state.me.us/dhs/beas/hiap/purpose.htm
Maryland	Phone: 410-767-1100 TTY: 410-767-1083 Toll-Free: 1-800-243-3425 (Maryland only) Website: http://www.maryland.gov
Massachusetts	Toll-Free: 1-800-243-4636 Website
Michigan	Phone: 517-886-1242 Toll-Free: 1-800-803-7174 Website: http://www.mymmap.org/
Minnesota	Toll-Free: 1-800-333-2433 Website: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/ agencywide/documents/pub/DHS_id_020995.hcsp
Mississippi	Phone: 601-359-4929 Toll-Free: 1-800-948-3090 Website
Missouri	Phone: 573-817-8320 Website: http://www.primaris.org/beneficiaries/medicare_help.asp
Montana	Phone: 406-444-7870 Toll-Free: 1-800-551-3191 (Montana only) Website
Nebraska	Phone: 402-471-2201 Toll-Free: 1-800-234-7119 Website: http://www.doi.ne.gov/shiip/
Nevada	Phone: 702-486-3478 en Español: 702-386-8554 Toll-Free: 1-800-307-4444 Website: http://www.nvaging.net/ship/ship_main.htm
New Hampshire	Phone: 603-225-9000 Toll-Free: 1-800-852-3388 (New Hampshire only) Website: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/DHHS_SITE/
New Jersey	Phone: 877-222-3737 Toll-Free: 1-800-792-8820 (New Jersey only) Website: http://www.state.nj.us/health/ senior/sashipsite.shtml
New Mexico	Phone: 505-476-4799 Toll-Free: 1-800-432-2080 (New Mexico only) Website: http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/benes.html
New York	Toll-Free: 1-800-701-0501 Website: http://hiicap.state.ny.us/home/welcome.htm
North Carolina	Phone: 919-807-6900 Toll-Free: 1-800-443-9354 (North Carolina only) Website: http://www.ncdoi.com/Consumer/ Shiip/Shiip.asp
North Dakota	Phone: 701-328-2440 Toll Free: 1-888-575-6611 Website
Ohio	Phone: 614-644-3458 TTY: 614-644-3745 Toll-Free: 1-800-686-1578 Website: http://www.ohioinsurance.gov/consumserv/ conservindex.asp?menu=2
Oklahoma	Phone: 405-521-6628 Toll-Free: 1-800-763-2828 (Oklahoma only) Website
Oregon	Phone: 503-378-2014 TTY: 503-947-7280 Toll-free: 1-800-722-4134 (Oregon only) Website
Pennsylvania	Phone: 717-783-8975 Toll-free: 1-800-783-7067 Website: http://www.aging.state.pa.us/aging/cwp/view.asp? a=282&Q=173806&agingNavDLTEST=|4364|4423|
Rhode Island	Phone: 401-462-4444 TTY: 401-462-0740 Website
South Carolina	Phone: 803-734-9900 Toll-Free: 1-800-868-9095 Website
South Dakota	Phone: 605-773-3656 TTY: 605-367-5760 Toll-Free: 1-800-536-8197 Website: http://www.state.sd.us/social/ASA/SHIINE/
Tennessee	Phone: 615-532-3893 Toll-Free: 1-877-801-0044 Website: http://www.state.tn.us/comaging/ship.html
Texas	Toll-Free: 1-800-252-9240 Website
Utah	Phone: 801-538-3910 Toll-Free: 1-800-541-7735 (Utah only) Website: http://www.hsdaas.utah.gov/insurance_programs.htm
Vermont	Phone: 802-748-5182 Toll-Free: 1-800-642-5119 (Vermont only) Website: http://www.medicarehelpvt.net
Virginia	Phone: 804-662-9333 Toll-Free: 1-800-552-3402 Website
Washington	Phone: 360-725-7073 TTY: 360-586-0241 Toll-Free: 1-800-562-6900 en Español: 1-800-562-6900 Website: http://www.insurance.wa.gov/consumers/shiba/
West Virginia	Phone: 304-558-3317 Toll-Free: 1-877-987-4463 Website
Wisconsin	en Español: 1-888-701-1255 Toll-Free: 1-800-242-1060 Website:http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aging/
Wyoming	Toll-Free: 1-800-856-4398 Website: http://www.wyomingseniors.com/

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