Get SHIIP Shape Extension Helping Medicare Recipients

1. Get SHIIP ShapeExtension Helping Medicare Recipients Lori S. Ivey, County Extension Director Molly Alexi, FCS Agent Stanly County SHIIP Coordinators

2. What is SHIIP?Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program, Department of Insurance • Statewide education and outreach program • Educates the public on senior health insurance issues • Helps Medicare recipients understand Medicare and choose the right plans based on their individual needs

3. Extension’s Plan of Work • NC residents use life skills to create stable, safe and secure environments • Adults will develop & Strengthen critical life skills • North Carolinians will be civically engaged within their communities • Adults will address community issues and challenges through volunteerism

4. Extension working with SHIIP in NC • 26 County SHIIP Programs coordinated by Extension Agents • 189 Volunteers recruited by Extension • Volunteers gave 5,604 hours • 5,089 Medicare Recipients were counseled

5. SHIIP Funding • Mini-Grants Available to SHIIP Coordinating Sites • $5,000 in 2008 • $4,200 in 2009

6. Funding Criteria • 1) Hold regular (weekly) counseling clinic during the period 10/2008 through 3/2009, • 2) coordinate a county volunteer recognition event during the period 9/1/2008 – 10/31/2008, • 3) hold a “Community Superstars” meeting during the contracted period, • 4) expand Lower Income Subsidy (LIS) outreach and enrollment in the county. This grant requires $1200.00 be spent for LIS efforts and reflected separately in the Budget Attachment II, and • 5) attendance at the SHIIP Coordinators’ Training Conference on August 21 and 22, 2008 is mandatory for all coordinators.

7. Stanly County Grant Funds • Part-time employee hired • Purchased Incentives/Giveaways • Volunteer Luncheon • Community Superstars Event

8. Stanly County SHIIP • Collaborative effort with Seniors Services & Information Technology Depts. and Volunteers • 350 Medicare recipients counseled in 2008 – savings to Stanly County residents $540,778.70

9. Stanly County Outreach Efforts • Church Events • Monthly Counseling Clinics • Newsletters/Newspaper Columns • Radio PSAs • Senior Center monthly luncheons • What’s in Your RED Bag?

10. Questions?

11. Contact Information • NC Cooperative Extension, Stanly County Center, 704-983-3987 • 1-800-443-9354 or 1-800-Medicare