Be Sure to Like and Follow Us on Facebook to Stay Up To Date on all Our Activities!

360 Main Street,
Hamlin, WV 25523

304-824-3448

Ship Graphic

SHIP Medicare & Insurance Counseling


You have a right to quality healthcare through your insurance plan –- and a right to understand your health insurance coverage. We can help.

Get Answers About Health Insurance

Our West Virginia SHIP (State Health Insurance Information Assistance Program) counselors provide free, objective, and confidential information and answers to your questions about Medicare, Medigap plans, and long-term care insurance plans. We also help beneficiaries and their families understand Medicare prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D) options available in West Virginia and compare Medicare supplement plans. In addition, SHIP counselors can help you understand medical bills, coverage, health insurance claims, insurance options, and Medicare summary notices.

How to Get Help

For health insurance information assistance, please call or visit your nearest Lincoln County Opportunity Company, Inc. senior center or contact West Virginia SHIP to receive information and advice from a trained SHIP Counselor: 1-877-987-4463.

SHIP Counselors:
Hamlin Area: 304-824-3448 or 304-824-5303
Harts Area: 304-855-9242

Our counselors work in Lincoln, Cabell, Logan, Mason, Mingo, and Wayne County, WV.

ACL Discretionary Grand Product Disclaimer Notice

This project was supported, in part, by grant number SHIP1714, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.