| Seniors on Medicare are undoubtedly | | | | insurance with Medicare; savings programs to |
| interested in an excellent way to get | | | | use with Medicare; long-term care insurance |
| additional information about affordable | | | | and health care insurance when you're being |
| health insurance in Ohio. The program is | | | | taken care of at home; and health insurance |
| called OSHIIP (Ohio Senior Health Insurance | | | | for retirees. |
| Information Program), and it is designed to | | | | |
| offer resources and services to Ohio seniors | | | | This informational program about affordable |
| on Medicare. | | | | health insurance in Ohio is also a member of |
| | | | several organizations, as well as being |
| OSHIIP, which was founded in 1992, is | | | | similar to a network of nationwide |
| administered by the Ohio Department of | | | | state-sponsored health insurance programs. |
| Insurance and funded by both a federal grant | | | | |
| and Ohio. Trained volunteers help people | | | | If you are one of the many Ohio residents on |
| interested in or already receiving Medicare | | | | Medicare, or are a family member or friend of |
| to better understand their Ohio health | | | | an Ohio resident on Medicare, check out |
| insurance not only by handing out | | | | OSHIIP. You will learn more about this |
| publications and working information sites, | | | | affordable health insurance in Ohio, as well |
| but also by counseling Ohio residents about | | | | as how to continue saving money on the cost |
| their options for affordable health insurance | | | | of health insurance in Ohio. Contact the Ohio |
| in Ohio. In the past 14 years, Ohio residents | | | | Department of Insurance for more information |
| have saved over three million dollars on | | | | about OSHIIP; or, if you live near an Ohio |
| health insurance costs thanks to OSHIIP. | | | | state health department, give them a call or |
| | | | drive down for a visit for informational |
| OSHIIP provides information about Medicare | | | | pamphlets and brochures about OSHIIP as well |
| coverage for seniors, as well as those under | | | | as to set up an appointment with an OSHIIP |
| the age of 65 with disabilities; health plans | | | | volunteer. |
| with Medicare, such as HMOs; supplemental | | | | |