Michigan Medicare / Medicaid Assistance Program
MMAP is funded by a grant from the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging through funding received from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicare agency and a grant from the Administration on Aging, and is not affiliated with the insurance industry.
o educate, counsel and empower Michigan’s older adults and individuals with disabilities, and those who serve them, so that they can make informed health benefit decisions. MMAP, Inc. works through the Area Agencies on Aging to provide high quality and accessible health benefit information and counseling, supported by a statewide network of unpaid and paid skilled professionals.** taken from the Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) website
We hope this email finds you well. During a recent scan of information, we noticed that your website has the MMAP, Inc., Michigan Medicare Assistance Program, or Michigan Medicaid Medicare Assistance Program still listed as a resource for providing statewide Medicare counseling. We wanted to email to offer an updated blurb as well as link for information on the MI Options program, which now houses the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) program – Michigan’s Medicare counseling program. We hope this information will be helpful in update your website and records. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Link: State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) The MI Options program: • Michigan’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). SHIP is Michigan's free, unbiased resource to help you navigate Medicare. • Call for Assistance: 1-800-803-7174 • Local, certified counselors are available to guide you. They offer personal assistance at no charge. SHIP counselors are your guide to maximize your benefits and savings. Michigan’s SHIP doesn’t sell Medicare plans--they just help you understand them. • For additional information on the MI Options program and Long-Term Services and Supports visit www.michigan.gov/MDHHSMIOptions Than you, Christine Hight