SHIP counselors offer advice on Medicare open enrollment

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Medicare open enrollment is from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. The State Health Insurance Program is a statewide program that provides free, objective, confidential help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with or questions about Medicare, Medigap, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare Part D and Long-Term Care Insurance Services. Services are provided via telephone, face to face or through public education presentations.

If you have questions about your Medicare options or are wondering if your health and prescription drug coverage is right for you and you live in Essex County, call 973-637-1717.

Open enrollment events are taking place throughout Essex County during the open enrollment period. Please call the SHIP help line at 973-637-1717 to schedule an appointment. Experienced and trained counselors do not provide legal advice, sell, recommend or endorse any specific insurance product, agent or insurance company. Counselors provide information and assistance so that individuals can make the best, most informed decisions.

SHIP is a statewide program sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services, supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.

JFS MetroWest, the sponsor of SHIP in Essex County, is a comprehensive social service agency providing mental health counseling and support services on a non-discriminatory basis. For more information, call 973-765-9050 or visit www.jfsmetrowest.org.

  JFS