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Need help navigating Medicare? Unbiased Medicare Assistance for Missourians Missouri SHIP is Missouri’s official State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). Our services are free, unbiased, and confidential. We are not an insurance agency. We do not sell anything, and our counselors do not ask for money. Click the blue button and a highly trained SHIP…

Volunteer Why should I volunteer with Missouri SHIP? Missouri SHIP is always seeking new volunteers to help others in their community. Our certified counselors help people understand their Medicare health benefits and help them one-on-one in confidential counseling sessions. Volunteer counselors form the heart of our program. When you volunteer with Missouri SHIP, you make a…

Medicare What is Medicare? Medicare is a program run by the United States Government that provides health insurance. Most people 65 years and older qualify for Medicare. You might also be eligible for Medicare if you have certain disabilities or End-Stage Renal Disease (kidney failure). Every state has a State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).…

Who are we? Missouri SHIP (MO SHIP) has been Missouri’s official State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) since 1993. From 1993-2023, we operated as “Missouri CLAIM.”  In 2023, as part of our 30th-anniversary celebration, we changed our name from “Missouri CLAIM” to “Missouri SHIP” to clarify our mission. We are a nonprofit organization. All our…

Our Team Missouri SHIP staff D. Scott Miniea Executive Director Send an email 573-817-8300 ext. 203 Yimar Santos Assistant Director, Region 4 Regional Liaison/ Trainer Send an email 314-649-7996 Cindy Carr Region 1 Regional Liaison/Trainer & BEC Program Director Send an email 573-219-8386 Wilma Schmitz Region 2 Regional Liaison/ Trainer Send an email 314-594-7834 Sonja…

Our Services How Missouri SHIP can help Missouri SHIP can help you navigate Medicare. Our trained Medicare counselors can answer your questions, help you enroll in Medicare, help you check for savings, and more. Rest assured that all of our services are: confidential Free Unbiased We never share your information, and we don’t sell anything!…