The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday distributed $6.3 million to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs to help Medicare beneficiaries get information about health and prescription drug plan choices. "In addition to answering beneficiaries' questions about Medicare, this funding should further the SHIPs' efforts to reach those people who are most likely eligible for extra help paying the costs of Medicare prescription drug coverage, and assist them in applying for extra help," said CMS Acting Administrator Charlene Frizzera.