Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK)
Free, unbiased Medicare counseling in Kansas. Trained counselors go through your costs and choices with you, and they don't sell plans.
Free Medicare counseling
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK): free Medicare counseling in Kansas
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas, called SHICK, is a free program where trained community volunteers talk with you about Medicare and other health insurance.
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services runs it. Call the toll-free number to be connected with a counselor.
How to apply in Kansas
- By phone
- 1-800-860-5260
- In person
- Trained community volunteers meet with you. Call the toll-free number to be connected with a counselor.
Who may qualify in Kansas
| Who may get help | Anyone with Medicare, and their family and caregivers |
|---|
Good to know
- There is no cost to use SHIP services.
- The SHIP National Technical Assistance Center lists this program as the state's SHIP.
Sources: Johnson County Government, Kansas (source 2), SHIP National Technical Assistance Center (source 5)
Free help
Free help with this in Kansas
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
Your local Area Agency on Aging can help with meals, rides, help at home, caregiver support and applying for benefits.
More help in Kansas
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Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Johnson County Government, Kansas, SHICK/Medicare Insurance Counseling (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, Kansas SHIP. Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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