Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas is a free program offering an opportunity to talk with trained community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance issues. SHICK provides many resources to senior adults in Johnson County, including:

• Free, confidential counseling;
  
• Medicare information;
  
• Supplemental rate comparisons via the Kansas Insurance Department Web site;
  
• Help with the Medicare Prescription Drug Program (Part D); and
  
• Publications from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Kansas Insurance Department.

For more information about SHICK, to schedule an appointment with a counselor, or to inquire about becoming a trained volunteer, visit www.agingkansas.org/SHICK/shick_index.html or call 913-715-8855.