Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP): Serving Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo and Mono Counties
Medicare is often complex and confusing. HICAP offers one-on-one counseling to assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, friends and caregivers understand their Medicare benefits and best healthcare options.
HICAP is part of the national network of State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) and is the most dependable source of unbiased and accurate Medicare related information. We provide free, unbiased Medicare counseling and community education.
The Council on Aging’s HICAP counselors are trained California state-registered staff and volunteers. Check out our HICAP counseling locations and services.
HICAP does not sell, endorse, promote or recommend commercial insurance products or services.
Call us. We can help.
1 (800) 434-0222 HICAP Hotline
1 (714) 560-0424 for Orange County
1 (909) 256-8369 for San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
1 (760) 267-1191 for Inyo and Mono Counties
Individuals Reached Through
Community Education
One-on-One Counseling Sessions
Estimated Health Insurance Premiums and Prescription Drug Cost Savings
HICAP Can Help
COUNSEL
- Explain Medicare benefits and plan options
- Assist with cost-saving options
Understand long-term care services and support
ADVOCATE
- Advocacy for denial of medical coverage and problems with payments to providers
- Assistance with Medicare appeals and referrals for legal assistance
- Medicare fraud and abuse referrals
EDUCATE
- Community education, including Roadmap to Medicare classes
- HICAP services and site availability across Orange County and Inland Empire
- Other resources available for seniors throughout the counties we serve
Medicare Questions? HICAP has Answers.
Complete the registration section below and HICAP will contact you to schedule an appointment for Medicare related assistance. You can also call your local HICAP directly by dialing 714-560-0424 (Orange County) or 909-256-8369 (Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono Counties). Call the statewide HICAP number 800-434-0222 to connect with any California HICAP.
This project was supported, in part by grant number 90SAPG0094-02-00 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.
This project is funded in part through a grant from the California Department of Aging, as allocated by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and administered by the Office on Aging.
The HICAP Program materials are federally and State funded through RCOoA. The conclusions and the opinions expressed may not be those of the State and/or RCOoA.