Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Free, unbiased Medicare counseling in Iowa. Trained counselors go through your costs and choices with you, and they don't sell plans.
Free Medicare counseling
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP): free Medicare counseling in Iowa
Iowa's Senior Health Insurance Information Program, called SHIIP, offers confidential one-on-one Medicare counseling from trained volunteers. The Iowa Insurance Division runs it.
Search your county on the SHIIP website to find a counselor and make an appointment.
How to apply in Iowa
- By phone
- 1-800-351-4664
- In person
- Enter your county on the SHIIP website to find your local counselor and make an appointment. The site also lists in-person seminars.
Who may qualify in Iowa
| Who may get help | Anyone with Medicare, and their family and caregivers |
|---|
Good to know
- There is no cost to use SHIP services.
- The CMS directory lists the Iowa SHIIP toll-free number. The SHIIP website shows no SHIIP phone number of its own.
- The SHIP National Technical Assistance Center lists this program as the state's SHIP.
Sources: SHIP National Technical Assistance Center (source 4), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (source 2)
Free help
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Sources
- Iowa Insurance Division, Iowa SHIIP and SMP (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), Iowa (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Administration for Community Living, State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- SHIP National Technical Assistance Center, About SHIPs. Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- SHIP National Technical Assistance Center, Iowa SHIP. Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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