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Volunteer to help! The Benefit Enrollment & Options Center is looking for older adults in the Lansing area to volunteer and work with other older adults. It is a lot of fun and volunteers learn important things about Medicare and programs for older adults!

You may qualify for help to make ends meet!

Do you know someone age 65 and older who is struggling to make ends meet? There are thousands of older adults in Michigan who can’t pay their bills on a fixed income. The Benefits Enrollment and Options Center can help. Call us at 800-347-5297 to learn if you or someone you know might qualify for programs to cover essential expenses.

If you would like help paying for:

  • Prescription drugs
  • Nutrition/Food
  • Energy assistance
  • Medicare Premiums
  • Housing/Rent/Mortgage
  • Home repairs
  • Foreclosure prevention
  • In-home services
  • Tax relief
  • Transportation

Call 800-347-5297! There is no charge for this service. The help is available from our staff and volunteers over the telephone from the privacy and comfort of your own home.

Call the Benefits Enrollment & Options Center if you want $96.40 (or $110.50 or $115.40) put back on your Social Security check!

You might qualify for no cost Medicare Part B if…..

  • You are on Medicare
  • If your income less than $1,226 a month if single or less than $1,655 a month if married
  • If your savings, investments and real estate (other than your home and vehicle) are less than $6,680* if single or less than $10,020* if you are married

*These resource limits could include an additional $1,500 per person for burial expenses if in a separate savings account.

For more information on eligibility please view the brochures.

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