Are you a Medicare beneficiary, and... New to MEDICARE? Looking to save on Medicare costs? The Kern County Aging and Adult Services Department provides free help for Medicare beneficiaries through its local Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) office. HICAP counselors can screen Medicare beneficiaries to determine their eligibility for benefit programs under the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) MIPPA helps fund outreach activities to Medicare beneficiaries who have limited income and assets to help reduce their out-of-pocket costs associated with Medicare. Assistance with Medicare Part B premiums, Part D premiums and prescriptions drug costs is available, if you have limited income and resources. For more information contact: Kern County Aging and Adult Services Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) 5357 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93309 800-434-0222 661-868-1000 Aging&Adult s COUNTY SERVICES This peoject was supported, in part by grant number 905APG0052-02-01, from the US Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services Washingon, D.C. 200201. Geamees undertaking peojects under government sposonhip are encouraged to expess freely their findings and condusions Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarly repeesent oicial Administration for Community Living policy ship LOCAL ELP FOR PROPLE MCARE Are you a Medicare beneficiary, and... New to MEDICARE? Looking to save on Medicare costs? The Kern County Aging and Adult Services Department provides free help for Medicare beneficiaries through its local Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) office. HICAP counselors can screen Medicare beneficiaries to determine their eligibility for benefit programs under the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) MIPPA helps fund outreach activities to Medicare beneficiaries who have limited income and assets to help reduce their out-of-pocket costs associated with Medicare. Assistance with Medicare Part B premiums, Part D premiums and prescriptions drug costs is available, if you have limited income and resources. For more information contact: Kern County Aging and Adult Services Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) 5357 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93309 800-434-0222 661-868-1000 Aging&Adult s COUNTY SERVICES This peoject was supported, in part by grant number 905APG0052-02-01, from the US Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services Washingon, D.C. 200201. Geamees undertaking peojects under government sposonhip are encouraged to expess freely their findings and condusions Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarly repeesent oicial Administration for Community Living policy ship LOCAL ELP FOR PROPLE MCARE