HICAP — Council on Aging, Southern California, Inland Empire (Riverside County)
Description
Riverside County’s official HICAP, run by the Council on Aging, Southern California: free, unbiased Medicare counseling, enrollment-season clinics across the Inland Empire, and counseling in Spanish and other languages.
Why this place helps: The same trusted Council on Aging team runs HICAP for the whole Inland Empire and brings enrollment clinics to Riverside County towns each fall.
Who it is for: Anyone with Medicare, anyone nearing 65, and their families and caregivers. Free for everyone.
Both-cards note: If you hold both Medicare and Medi-Cal, these counselors can check your Medicare Savings Program and Low-Income Subsidy status, which is money many dual-card holders never claim.
Hours: Call to ask today’s hours; appointments and enrollment clinics are scheduled by phone
Ask for: The Inland Empire HICAP line.
When you call, say: “I live in Riverside County and I have Medicare and Medi-Cal together. Please check my savings programs.”
What to bring: Both health cards, a medicine list, and any plan letters you received this year.
What to do: Call (909) 256-8369 and ask for the next clinic or appointment in Riverside County.
Address: Counseling is given at community sites across Riverside County; there is no single walk-in office, so call for the site nearest you
Phone: (909) 256-8369 (Inland Empire HICAP clinics); 800-434-0222 (statewide)