Medicare Support
Free, Unbiased Help Navigating Medicare
The Maryland Department of Aging and local partners provide free, unbiased counseling to help Marylanders understand benefits, save money, and recognize and prevent fraud.
- Medicare Savings Programs: You may qualify for financial assistance. Trained counselors can help you find programs that could save you thousands of dollars a year on premiums and medications.
- Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP): Protect yourself from scams. SMP helps you spot, stop, and report healthcare fraud or billing errors.
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP): Confused by Medicare options? SHIP offers one-on-one help with plan comparisons, enrollment, appeals, and more.
Revised SHIP Accordian
Maryland's 19 State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) offices provide one-on-one assistance and community education on ways to navigate Medicare, learn about savings programs, and ways to prevent, detect, and report fraud. Calls are free and confidential. Connect with your local SHIP office to get support from trained SHIP, SMP, and Medicare Savings (MIPPA) counselors.
- Allegany County: 301-783-1710
- Anne Arundel County: 410-222-4077
- Baltimore City: 410-396-2273
- Baltimore County: 410-887-2059
- Calvert County: 410-535-4606
- Caroline County: 410-479-2535
- Carroll County: 410-386-3800
- Cecil County: 410-996-8174
- Charles County: 301-934-9305
- Dorchester County: 410-376-3662
- Frederick County: 301-600-1234
- Garrett County: 301-334-9431
- Harford County: 410-638-3025
- Howard County: 410-313-7392
- Kent County: 410-778-2564
- Montgomery County: 301-255-4250
- Prince George’s County: 301-265-8471
- Queen Anne’s County: 410-758-0848
- Somerset County: 410-742-0505
- St. Mary’s County: 301-475-4200
- Talbot County: 410-822-2869
- Washington County: 301-790-0275
- Wicomico County: 410-742-0505
- Worcester County: 410-742-0505
Older adults and people with disabilities who need to enroll in Medicare or access their account should visit the Medicare.gov website.
Medicare Flyers
Downloadable PDF flyers intended to help organizations and agencies spread the word about unbiased support navigating Medicare.