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Effective July 1, 2021, Inter Island Healthcare Foundation is the new Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) sponsor for San Juan County. Inter Island replaces SHIBA sponsor Island Hospital.
A public service offered by the Washington State Office of Insurance Commissioner, SHIBA volunteers statewide provide free, impartial and confidential Medicare counseling and education to people in their communities about Medicare health plans, prescription drug access, programs to help pay for Medicare, fraud and abuse, and more.
Inter Island Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees Member Evan Perollaz approached the Foundation’s other board members several months ago with a proposal to sponsor SHIBA. According to Evan, “The other board members enthusiastically agreed as they recognized the value SHIBA volunteers provide to supporting healthcare in the islands.”
There are currently six volunteers located on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands who offer services to all San Juan County residents.
Lopez Island
Family Resource Center
23 Pear Tree Ln
Lopez Island, WA 98261
To schedule an appointment, call: 360-468-4117
San Juan Island
Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Centers
476 Market St
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
To schedule an appointment, call: 360-378-5246, Ext. 207
Orcas Island
Orcas Senior Center
62 Henry Rd, Eastsound
WA 98245
To schedule an appointment, call: 360-376-5892
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