Medicare Education and Assistance

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Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight (PA MEDI) is here to help you!

 

PA MEDI is part of a nationwide network of State Health Insurance Assistance Programs, also known as SHIP. Pennsylvania’s SHIP has provided Medicare assistance and information to Medicare-eligible individuals since 1995.

Get Local Help with Medicare

PA MEDI is a statewide service operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and is the known and trusted local resource for Medicare help. All services are free and confidential and delivered by specially trained certified counselors through Pennsylvania’s 52 local Area Agencies on Aging.

PA MEDI provides free, unbiased personalized help with detailed information about:

  • Original Medicare
  • Medigap (Medicare supplement)
  • Medicare Advantage plans
  • Prescription drug plans
  • Enrollment assistance
  • Medicare rules, notices, and billing concerns
  • Medicare financial assistance programs
  • Medicare appeals 
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Coordination of benefits

PA MEDI provides easy-to-understand, objective help and information for those on Medicare, their families, and caregivers. PA MEDI does NOT sell or recommend Medicare insurance products, insurance agents, or brokers. 

Contact Your Local PA MEDI Program

For year-round Medicare assistance call your local PA MEDI program or the PA MEDI Helpline at 1-800-783-7067, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adams: 717-334-9296

Allegheny: 412-661-1438

Armstrong: 724-548-3290

Beaver: 724-847-2262

Bedford: 814-623-8148

Berks: 610-374-3195

Blair: 814-946-1235

Bradford: 800-982-4346 or 570-265-6121

Bucks: 267-880-5700

Butler: 724-282-3008

Cambria: 814-539-5595

Cameron: 814-776-0428

Carbon: 610-824-7830 or 800-441-1315

Centre: 814-355-6716

Chester: 610-344-5004 (Option 2)

Clarion: 814-226-4640

Clearfield: 814-765-2696

Clinton: 570-601-9569

Columbia: 570-784-9272 Ext. 3110

Crawford: 814-336-1792

Cumberland: 717-240-6110

Dauphin: 717-780-6130

Delaware: 484-494-3769

Elk: 814-776-0428

Erie: 814-459-4581

Fayette: 724-489-8080

Forest: 814-723-3763

Franklin: 717-263-2153

Fulton: 717-485-5151

Greene: 724-489-8080

Huntington: 814-643-5115

Indiana: 724-349-4500

Jefferson: 814-849-3096

Juniata: 800-348-2277

Lackawanna: 570-343-1267 Ext. 239

Lancaster: 717-299-7979

Lawrence: 724-658-3729

Lebanon: 717-273-9262

Lehigh: 610-782-3200

Luzerne: 570-624-3027

Lycoming: 570-601-9569

McKean: 814-776-0428

Mercer: 724-662-6222

Mifflin: 800-348-2277

Monroe: 570-420-3735

Montgomery: 610-834-1040

Montour: 570-784-9272 Ext. 3110

Northampton: 610-829-4540

Northumberland: 570-495-2395

Perry: 717-582-5128

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Corporation on Aging: 215-765-9000 or call the local office in your zip code for assistance.

Center for Advocacy for Rights and Interests of Elderly (CARIE): 215-545-5728

Zip codes: 19102, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 12, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 53

Albert Einstein Medical Center: 215-456-7600

Zip codes: 19111, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 44, 49, 50, 52, 54

 

Pike: 570-775-5550

Potter: 1-800-800-2560 or 814-544-7315

Schuylkill: 570-624-3026

Snyder: 570-524-2100

Somerset: 814-443-2681

Sullivan: 800-982-4346 or 570-265-6121

Susquehanna: 800-982-4346 or 570-265-6121

Tioga: 800-982-4346 or 570-265-6121

Union: 570-524-2100

Venango: 814-432-9723

Warren: 814-723-3763

Washington: 724-489-8080

Wayne: 570-253-4262

Westmoreland: 724-925-4213

Wyoming: 570-624-3027

York: 717-852-4902  Ext. 1041

Find a PA MEDI event

PA MEDI provides in-person and virtual educational presentations and events for the general public. 

PA MEDI is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1.9 million with 100% funding by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.