Financial & Employment
Financial
Financial counseling is available to people 60+. This includes information on Medicare, Medicare supplemental insurance policies, life and long term care policies. Reverse Mortgages home equity loans for home owners who quality. Question regarding eligibility call the LIFE office at 441-7070, or 1-800-247-0938.
Nebraska Insurance Resources:
Nebraska Department of Insurance can provide assistance with insurance
information and with filing complaints
Visit their Web site.
Senior Health Insurance and Information Program SHIIP can assist with insurance related questions or
concerns, including Medicare, supplemental insurance and nursing home care. For more information please call 1-800-234-7119.
Visit their Web site.
CIMRO-NE assist with quality assurance of health care delivered to Medicare beneficiaries in Nebraska.
Visit their Web site.
Nebraska Financial Resources:
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has information about the Medicaid program for low income
persons.
View the "What is Medicaid" Brochure.
Visit their Web Site.
National Health Insurance Resources:
Medicare & Medicaid Questions
Social Security Administration
Public Benefits
Discount Drugs
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) for the Lincoln Area Agency on Aging's (LAAA's) eight county service area. For assistance with Medicare questions, supplies of SHIIP forms, SHIIP Medicare handouts. Drug Discount Card. For more information please call 1-800-234-7119.
View the SHIIP brochure.
Medicare Part D
View the informaiton.
Nebraska Senior Medical Program - SMP
The main goal of Nebraska's SMP is to educate Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries on how to
identify, report, and prevent health care errors, fraud, and waste, Free presentation can be
arranged for community groups in the Lincoln Area Agency on Aging's eight county service
area. To schedule your presentation, contact Tami Barrett at 402-441-7070 or Toll free at
1-800-247-0938.
We can all help fight Medicare fraud and waste by being alert for possible signs of it. By viewing this brochure, information is provided on how to recognize and report suspect Medicare fraud and waste.
View the "Who Pays? You Pay!" Brochure
Employment
OperationABLE
A program of the Lincoln Area Agency on Aging, providing counseling and job-search assistance to persons 50 and
older in an 8 county service area. There is no cost for this service. Operation Able works with clients seeking
jobs and employers who have job listings.
Eligibility Guidelines are:
- Must be at least 50 years of age
- Resident of our eight-county service area (Butler, Fillmore, Lancaster, Polk, Saline, Saunders, Seward and York)
- Seeking gainful employment
Title V Employment
When funding is available WorkABLE Solutions provides a comprehensive 90 day re-careering program for experienced
workers who are forty and over. The training includes: Job Skills, Computer Skills, Communication Skills and
also provides Personal Coaching Skills.
View the OperationABLE flyer.