Choosing Medicare and related health care coverage can be challenging. That’s why SHIIP offers confidential, one-on-one counseling throughout Iowa from trained volunteers who have been in your shoes. And it’s free. Type the name of the county in the search form to find counselors near you. Then call and set up an appointment. Click here to find SHIPs in Other States.
Effective 11/24/2020 @ 4 p.m. the Iowa SHIIP-SMP Program is full for OEP. If you are still in need of a comparison please call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
| County | SHIIP Sponsor Site | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | Adair County Health System, Greenfield | (641) 743-7266 |
| Adams | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Please refer to Adair, Cass, or Union Counties | |
| Allamakee | Veteran's Memorial Hospital, Waukon | (563) 568-3411 |
| Appanoose | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP-SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello or Wayne Counties. | |
| Audubon | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Carroll, Cass, Guthrie or Shelby Counties | |
| Benton | SHIIP - Benton County, Vinton | (319) 472-2544 |
| Black Hawk | MercyOne - Waterloo Medical Center, Waterloo | (319) 272-7857 |
| Boone | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Dallas, Greene, Hamilton, Polk, Story or Webster Counties | |
| Bremer | Waverly Health Center, Waverly | (319) 483-1300 |
| Buchanan | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP Counselor in this county. Please refer to Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Delaware or Linn counties. | |
| Buena Vista | Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | (712) 732-4030 |
| Butler | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Bremer, Black Hawk, Floyd, Franklin or Grundy Counties. | |
| Calhoun | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Carroll, Greene, Sac or Webster Counties. | |
| Carroll | Manning Regional Healthcare Center, Manning | (712) 655-2072 |
| Carroll | St. Anthony's Regional Hospital, Carroll | (712) 794-5801 |
| Cass | Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic | (712) 243-7545 |
| Cedar | Tipton Senior Center, Tipton, Effective 12/20/2020 through 03/15/2021 site is unavailable. | (800) 351-4664 |
| Cerro Gordo | Elderbridge AAA, Mason City | (800) 243-0678 |
| Cerro Gordo | MercyOne - North Iowa West Campus | (641) 428-7158 |
| Cherokee | Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Cherokee | (712) 225-5101 ext. 148 |
| Chickasaw | Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton | (641) 394-4121 |
| Clarke | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Decatur, Lucas, Madison, Ringgold, Union, & Warren counties. | |
| Clay | Spencer Hospital, Spencer, Effective 12/08/2020 through 04/01/2021 site is unavailable | (800) 351-4664 |
| Clayton | Family Resource Center Guttenberg Hospital, Guttenberg | (563) 252-3215 |
| Clayton | MercyOne Elkader Medical Center, Elkader | (563) 245-7023 |
| Clinton | MercyOne - Clinton Medical Center | (563) 244-7532 |
| Clinton | RSVP, Clinton | (563) 243-7787 |
| Crawford | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP-SMP Counselor in this county. Please refer to Audubon, Carroll, Ida Sac or Shelby Counties. | |
| Dallas | Dallas County Hospital, Perry | (515) 465-7578 |
| Dallas | Dallas County Public Health, Adel | (515) 993-3750 |
| Davis | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP Counselor in this county. Refer to Appanoose, Van Buren or Wapello Counties. | |
| Decatur | Decatur County Hospital, Leon | (641) 446-4871 |
| Delaware | Regioinal Medical Center, Manchester | (563) 927-7405 |
| Des Moines | Great River Health Systems, Burlington | (319) 768-3342 |
| Dickinson | Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake | (712) 336-1230 |
| Dubuque | Delhi Medical Center, Dubuque | (563) 589-2673 |
| Dubuque | MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | (563) 589-9002 |
| Dubuque | UnityPoint Health - Peosta Clinic, Peosta | (563) 589-2673 |
| Emmet | Avera Holy Family Health, Estherville | (712) 362-2631 |
| Fayette | Gunderson Palmer Hospital & Clinics, West Union | (563) 422-3817 |
| Floyd | Floyd County Medical Center, Charles City | (641) 228-6830 |
| Franklin | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. | |
| Fremont | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP Counselor in this county. Refer to Mills or Page Counties. | |
| Greene | Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson | (515) 386-2114 |
| Grundy | Grundy County Memorial Hospital - UnityPoint Health, Grundy Center | (319) 824-5081 or (888) 824-5081 |
| Guthrie | Bayard Public Library, Bayard | (712) 651-2238 |
| Hamilton | Van Diest Medical Center, Webster City | (515) 832-7769 |
| Hamilton | Van Diest Medical Center - Jewell Clinic, Jewell | (515) 832-7769 |
| Hancock | Hancock County Health System, Britt | (641) 843-5156 |
| Hardin | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. |