- Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) helps people on Medicare prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud. Counselors are available to help beneficiaries read their Medicare summary notices, review their cases, and understand billing and other paperwork. In suspicious cases, SMP can help beneficiaries report fraud to the proper authorities.
- CHOICES provides free, unbiased, one-on-one benefits counseling on all parts of Medicare. CHOICES is Connecticut’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). SHIP agencies assist Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and caregivers through outreach, counseling, and training to make informed health insurance decisions that provide the best access to care and benefits.
- If you receive disability cash or medical benefits (such as Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, State Supplement, Medicare, and/or Medicaid), you may be able to work and still receive benefits. Benefits Counseling gives you accurate information so you can make good decisions about your job goals, your potential earnings, and your health insurance needs.
