Medicare Assistance Program (MAP)
Access to Healthcare Network’s Medicare Assistance Program (MAP) provides free, unbiased Medicare information and counseling to Northern Nevadans. MAP counselors provide one-on-one assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and their advocates in person or by telephone. The program can assist with Medicare plan information and enrollment, low income and additional support programs, Medicare questions, billing errors, appeals, and more.
MAP assists with:
Medicare Drug Plan “Part D” and Medicare Advantage Plan “Part C” information and enrollment.
Understanding Medicare options
Reporting potential healthcare fraud, errors, or abuse
Application assistance for low income programs including Extra Help and Medicare Savings Programs
Senior Medicare Patrol
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) mission is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, pre-enrollees, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. Through outreach, counseling, and education, the SMP program increases awareness and understanding of health care to protect Medicare beneficiaries from the economic and health-related consequences associated with Medicare/Medicaid fraud, errors, and abuse.
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides free unbiased and objective Medicare counseling and enrollment assistance to maximize individualized access to care and benefits. The SHIP mission is to empower, educate, and assist Medicare-eligible individuals and pre-enrollees, their families, and caregivers through objective outreach, counseling, and training, to make informed health insurance decisions that optimize access to care and benefits.
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) assists low-income Medicare beneficiaries with information and applications for cost savings programs. The mission of MIPPA is to provide intensified outreach to low-income Medicare beneficiaries who may be eligible for the Medicare Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Saving Program (MSP) and offer guidance to beneficiaries regarding their benefits. In addition, MIPPA involves enhanced outreach and application assistance to potentially eligible individuals of these programs and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing diseases and promoting wellness.
Volunteer with MAP
We are here to assist you!
It’s fun and easy to become a MAP volunteer.
To get started, contact the MAP Volunteer Coordinator at 775-284-1896 ext. 307.
Contact our Medicare Specialist Today at:
Sonia Ruiz – sruiz@accesstohealthcare.org
Jessica Romero – jromero@accesstohealthcare.org
Griselda Gonzalez – ggonzalez@accesstohealthcare.org
Jenne Lopez – jlopez@accesstohealthcare.org
Or Call Us Toll FREE at 1-844-826-2085.