HICAP’s goal is to provide information and advocacy about rights and benefits to Medicare beneficiaries. We do this by providing:
One-on-one counseling assistance
Community Education
Legal services
In Fiscal 2004-2005 we provided the following services:
Clients counseled:
2,927
Money saved for clients:
$1,211,870
Community Education presentations:
203
Community Education attendees:
7,477
Legal Clients assisted:
113
Legal services hours:
265
HICAP
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy
Mission
To provide accurate and objective counseling, advocacy, and assistance with Medicare, health insurance, and related health coverage plans for Medicare beneficiaries, their representatives, or persons imminent of Medicare eligibility, and to educate the public on Medicare and health insurance issues.
Origins
The 1984 State legislation established HICAP under the Department of Aging.
