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Nearly $36 million in funding is being distributed to the 54 State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) to help people with Medicare get more information about their health care choices. The $35.8 million in funding is the first installment of federal grant funds provided to SHIPs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the grant year beginning April 1, 2009, and ending March 31, 2010. An additional $1.

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