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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison | Barnes Wellness Center | (712) 642-9240 |
| Henry | Henry County Health Center, Mount Pleasant | (319) 385-6774 |
| Howard | Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco | (563) 547-6345 |
| Humboldt | Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Humboldt | (515) 332-4200 |
| Ida | Horn Memorial Hospital, Ida Grove | (712) 364-3311 |
| Iowa | Compass Memorial Health Care, Marengo | (319) 642-8046 |
| Jackson | Jackson County Regional Health Center, Maquoketa | (563) 652-4000 |
| Jasper | MercyOne Newton Medical Center, Newton | (641) 791-4899 |
| Jefferson | Jefferson County Health Center, Fairfield | (641) 472-4111 |
| Johnson | Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, Iowa City | (319) 356-5220 |
| Johnson | Mercy Hospital Iowa City | (319) 339-3658 |
| Jones | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP-SMP counselor in this county. Refer to Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson or Linn Counties | |
| Keokuk | Keokuk County Health Center, Sigourney | (641) 622-2720 |
| Kossuth | Kossuth Regional Health Center/Bancroft Clinic, Bancroft | (515) 295-4658 |
| Kossuth | Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona | (515) 295-4658 |
| Lee | Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison | (319) 768-3342 |
| Lee | UnityPoint Health - Keokuk, Keokuk | (319) 524-7150 |
| Linn | Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids | (319) 861-7887 |
| Linn | UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids | (319) 369-7475 |
| Louisa | Great River Health Systems, Wapello Clinic | (319) 768-3342 |
| Lucas | Lucas County Health Center Volunteer Services, Chariton | (641) 774-3226 |
| Lyon | Sanford Health, Rock Rapids | (712) 472-3333 |
| Madison | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Adair, Dallas, Polk, Union or Warren Counties. | |
| Mahaska | Mahaska Health Partnership, Oskaloosa | (641) 672-3342 |
| Marion | Knoxville Area Community Hospital | (641) 842-1488 |
| Marion | Crossroads of Pella, Pella | (641) 628-1212 |
| Marshall | UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown, Marshalltown | (641) 754-5399 |
| Mills | Mills County Public Health, Glenwood | (712) 527-9699 |
| Mitchell | Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage | (641) 732-6000 |
| Monona | Burgess Health Center, Onawa | (712) 423-2311 |
| Monroe | Monroe County Hospital, Albia | (641) 932-1703 |
| Montgomery | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Cass, Mills, Page or Pottawattamie Counties. | |
| Muscatine | Senior Resources, Muscatine | (563) 263-7292 |
| O'Brien | MercyOne Primghar Family Practice Clinic, Primghar | (712) 957-5579 |
| Osceola | Osceola Regional Health Center, Sibley | (712) 754-4611 |
| Page | Azria Health Clarinda, Clarinda | (712) 542-5161 |
| Page | Shenandoah Medical Center, Shenandoah | (712) 246-7258 |
| Palo Alto | Effective 04/14/2020 site is uanavailable indefinitely. Refer to Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth or Pocahontas counties. | |
| Plymouth | Floyd Valley Healthcare, LeMars | (712) 546-3385 |
| Pocahontas | At this time we do not have an active SHIIP--SMP Counselor in this county. Refer to Buena Vista, Calhoun, Sac or Webster Counties. | |
| Polk | Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines | (515) 282-8120 |
| Polk | Des Moines University Clinic, Des Moines | (515) 271-1713 |
| Polk | Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines | (515) 263-2202 |
| Polk | Methodist West Hospital, West Des Moines | (515) 343-1645 |
| Polk | One Iowa, Des Moines | (515) 271-1713 |
| Polk | PEER Advocate Program, Des Moines | (515) 286-3679 |
| Polk | UnityPoint Health Family Medicine - Altoona, Altoona | (515) 967-0133 |
| Polk | UnityPoint Health Internal Medicine Methodist Plaza | (515) 241-8221 |
| Polk | UnityPoint Health - Prairie Trail, Ankeny | (515) 964-6999 |
| Polk | Urbandale Senior Recreation Center, Urbandale | (515) 278-3907 |