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The Michigan Medicare and Medicaid Assistance Program

The Michigan Medicare and Medicaid Assistance Program, or MMAP, offers free counseling services for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and their caregivers. Since 1984, MMAP has provided education and counseling assistance to Michigan’s Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and their families or representatives.

MMAP’s goal is to help you find your way through the health benefits maze. MMAP accomplishes its mission through MMAP sites housed in regional Area Agencies on Aging, County Departments on Aging, Senior Services Agencies, Commissions on Aging and other similar organizations located throughout Michigan.

MMAP can help you

• Identify resources for prescription drug assistance,
• Explain Medicare Health Plan Options
• Understand doctor bills, hospital bills and Medicare Summary Notices,
• Understand Medicare/Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, coverage, claims and appeals,
  • Enroll in Medicare Savings Programs,
  • Review your Medicare supplemental, or Medigap insurance needs, compare policies and pursue claims and refunds,
  • Explore long term care financing options, including long term care insurance,
  • Identify and report Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse.

For more information, contact The Michigan Medicare and Medicaid Assistance Program at 800-803-7174, or visit them online at www.mmapinc.org.

Phone code: 2910