Nebraska Medicare

If you live in Nebraska and are looking to find helpful information on numerous Medicare plans in Nebraska or if you need help choosing a Medicare Advantage plan to fit you—you’re in the right place.

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Nebraska Medicare Facts

More than 44 million people enrolled in a Medicare program in the United States. About 20 percent of those individuals enrolled into a Medicare Advantage program, which administers Medicare benefits using private insurance companies. About a quarter of all Medicare beneficiaries have some form of extra prescription coverage through Medicare Part D.

Here are some recent Nebraska Medicare Statistics:

• More than 270,000 individuals are enrolled in Medicare (About 15 percent of Nebraska’s population)
• Over 28,000 are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan
• Over 271,000 individuals have Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage
• More than $1,600 is spent per total Medicare enrolled residence in Nebraska
• More than $6,500 is spent per Medicare enrollee in Nebraska

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Nebraska Medicare Assistance Programs

The Nebraska Medicaid program, also called Nebraska Medical Assistance Program (NMAP), is funded by the state to help Medicare eligible and low income enrollees with their medical expenses and other out-of-pocket costs.

Additionally, Nebraska’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program offers various assistance to Medicare recipients, much like the SHIP program, Nebraska’s State Health Insurance Program that offers counseling and education services to Medicare recipients.

The Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled (AABD) program offers cash assistance to qualified and low income Nebraska Medicare recipients to help pay out-of-pocket costs. Nebraska also offers a Medicare Savings plan through the Department of Health and Human Services.

Nebraska Medicare Contact Information

For more information about Medicare in Nebraska or Medicare assistance programs contact any one of the following resources:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore MD 21244-1850
1-800-Medicare

Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)

Nebraska Department of Insurance
Phone: 1-800-234-7119
Phone: 1-402-471-2201
TTY: 1-800-833-7352

Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
HHS - Division of Aging Services

P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
Phone (In State): 1-800-942-7830
Phone: 1-402-471-2307

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services

301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: 1-402-471-3121