Nebraska Department of Insurance
THE NEBRASKA SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION PROGRAM (SHIIP) SHIIP BROCHURES
The following is a listing of the most requested brochures the SHIIP program publishes.
- 2008 Rate Guide for Medicare Supplement Insurance in Nebraska
- Provides information and rates for Medicare Supplement insurance.
- 2008 Comparison Guide for Medicare Advantage Plans in Nebraska
- This booklet details what Medicare Advantage is and what it covers.
- New to Medicare
- This publication provides general information on Medicare for those newly entitled to the program.
- Savings For People With Medicare
- A brochure that outlines eligibility requirements for a Medicare Savings program through the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Coalition brochure
- SHIIP is part of a state-wide coalition created to educated Medicare beneficiaries on the Medicare drug benefit
- Nursing Home Resident with a Spouse at Home (Spousal Impoverishment Protection Law)
- This brochure explains the Spousal Impoverishment Protection Law. This law protects spouses of nursing home residents from using all of their income and assets to pay for the nursing home spouse's care.
- Medicare Supplement Policies for People with Medicare due to a Disability
- A brochure that oulines Medicare supplement options for people under 65 years of age and those on Medicare due to a disability.
- Medicare Benefit Information
- Medicare premium and deductible amounts for a calendar year are detailed in this brochure.
- The Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
- Provides information how the SHIIP program can help older Nebraskans regarding Medicare, Medicaid, and health insurance questions.
- Long-Term Care Insurance Providers In Nebraska
- A brochure that lists names and contact information of companies currently marketing long-term care insurance in the state.