Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight (PA MEDI)
Free, unbiased Medicare counseling in Pennsylvania. Trained counselors go through your costs and choices with you, and they don't sell plans.
Free Medicare counseling
Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight (PA MEDI): free Medicare counseling in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's Medicare Education and Decision Insight program, called PA MEDI, gives free, unbiased and confidential Medicare counseling.
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging runs it through 52 local Area Agencies on Aging. PA MEDI does not sell or recommend Medicare insurance products, agents or brokers.
How to apply in Pennsylvania
- By phone
- 1-800-783-7067
- In person
- PA MEDI works through the state's 52 local Area Agencies on Aging. Call your local PA MEDI program, or find your Area Agency on Aging on the Pennsylvania Department of Aging website. The helpline answers Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.
Apply on the official siteWho may qualify in Pennsylvania
| Who may get help | Anyone with Medicare, and their family and caregivers |
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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: Pennsylvania Department of Aging (source 1), SHIP National Technical Assistance Center (source 4)
Free help
Free help with this in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Your local Area Agency on Aging can help with meals, rides, help at home, caregiver support and applying for benefits.
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Sources
- Pennsylvania Department of Aging, PA MEDI Medicare 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, Pennsylvania SHIP. Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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