Advocates assist consumers with application processes for Social Services, Medicaid & Medicare, Disability, Section 8 and more.

HIICAP provides you and your loved ones with information, education, and counseling about Medicare and other health insurances. Trained staff and volunteers will answer your questions.

The services provided by HIICAP are both free and unbiased. The answers to your questions are just a free phone call, or a mouse click, away!!!

The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC), is operated by the New York State Department of Health (NYDOH). It is a cost-sharing program with seniors; paying premiums and meeting deductibles. Depending on cost of medication, participants pay set amount (from $3-$20) at pharmacy for each prescription. Almost all brand names and generic drugs covered, as well as insulin, insulin syringes, and needles. Eligibility: 65+ yrs with up to $75,000 income if single; up to $100,000 if married. Local contacts: Action for Older Persons 722-1251 and Broome County Office for Aging 778-2411.

Sign up for Medicare Parts A (hospital) and B (medical) through the local Social Security office. Workers can also mail replacement Medicare cards, if needed.

Residents may also sign up for Medicare and take care of many services online by creating an account at www.mysocialsecurity.gov.

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Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) offers Medicare insurance counseling to all Medicare beneficiaries who require assistance with their Medicare insurance. We handle enrollments, plan changes, drug plans, billing issues, etc. or can just sit down with you to explain the coverage you have. We also offer monthly "Medicare 101" classes for people who are recently or almost Medicare eligible or who just want additional information about Medicare insurance.

There are a variety of insurance plans designed to supplement the coverage offered by Medicare. The Office for the Aging has a booklet called "Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare" which compares some of the common insurance plans. Call the Office for the Aging at 349-3484 or 1-800-596-3200 ext. 3484 for your copy.

Run by the Department of Social Services (DSS), Day Care Services - Workforce New York authorizes child care subsidy for eligible Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and low income families. Provides assistance in finding child care, authorizes child care as part of preventative or protective services plan. Coordinates registration and monitoring of family day care homes and school-age child care programs.

The Women's, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program is run by the Broome County Health Department and is committed to providing health assessments, breastfeeding support, nutrition education, and counseling. WIC provides referrals and vouchers for healthy foods to pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding post partum women, infants, and children up to age five.

The Newport Town Office located at 2788 Newport Road, Newport NY 13416 has information on:

• Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds

• Code officers

• Tax collection

• Dog Control, etc.

• Land assessments

• Town supervisors/clerks