Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is a free, Statewide Health Insurance counseling service, for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers.  Your local SHIP Counselor, Kathy Schmidt, can answer questions about Medicare, Medicaid, enrollment, drug plan information, and more.

Now is the time to signup for a free, confidential, Senior Health Insurance Program review of your Part D Prescription Drug Plan or your Medicare Advantage Plan.  Several new things are taking place in Medicare for 2025.  Are you turning 65?  Let’s have a conversation about Medicare.

Do you already have Medicare?  Now is the time to sign up for a confidential review of your “Part D Prescription Drug Plan” or your “Medicare Advantage Plan.”

Open Enrollment appointments will be held at Gateway Credit Union, 200 N. Base Street, Morrison, IL, from Tuesday, October 22-to-Wednesday, December 4, 2025.

Monday and Tuesday office hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Additional days/times may be arranged by request.

Call Kathy Schmidt–after Labor Day–at 815-564-8772 to schedule your appointment for “Open Enrollment” or “New to Medicare” information.

All appointments are confidential and are not associated with any insurance group.