HONOLULU — Hawai‘i residents turning 65 and “graduating” to Medicare are invited to a free seminar hosted by the Hawai‘i State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Friday, May 27.
HONOLULU — Hawai‘i residents turning 65 and “graduating” to Medicare are invited to a free seminar hosted by the Hawai‘i State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Friday, May 27.
SHIP is offering virtual presentations to help newly eligible people and to welcome potential volunteers and partners who assist Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare helps pay for health-care services for kupuna age 65 and older, as well as those with disabilities or end-stage renal disease.
Though the program has many different components and can be challenging to understand and navigate, in 2019 Medicare spent $7,208 on each of Hawai‘i’s beneficiaries. The federal health insurance program is intended for Medicare beneficiaries in Hawai‘i who made up 19% of the state’s total population in 2018.
Hawai‘i SHIP is hosting its a volunteer and partner open house May 27 from 10 to 11 a.m. To learn about the benefits of joining Hawai‘i SHIP as a volunteer or partner, register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYoc—pqjoqGNdr3Fhu-NJWaVBr5tioqwRG.
