What Are The Medicaid/Medicare Options For Your Clients?

Friday, October 26th
10:30 am – 11:45 am 

MMAP is the SHIP (state health insurance assistance program) of Michigan.  This session will provide a  brief overview on this free health-benefit counseling service available to Michigan residents to assist them in walking through the health benefits maze.  An additional health plan choice, MI Health Link, will be covered.  MI Health Link (MHL) is restricted to certain regions of the state for those beneficiaries who have both Medicare and full Medicaid. This health option has built-in care coordination of both Medicare and Medicaid services.  This presentation will also include some of the changes to the MI Bridges as well as other updates for 2018.

Jo Murphy is the Executive Director of the Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP), Michigan’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Other federal grants secured by MMAP provide monies for fighting Medicare fraud and for the enrollment of low-income individuals into public benefits programs.

MMAP services include providing Medicare, Medicaid, and other health benefits counseling for older adults and for people with disabilities. MMAP empowers individuals by conducting community education about their options, and
by assisting with applications and enrollments.

Ms. Murphy provides guidance and technical assistance to MMAP’s local service providers to assure client services meet the standards required by all state and federal funding sources. She has served as the MMAP director for over 11 years and was a MMAP regional coordinator for 10 years prior to taking the job of state director.