2010 COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE - Orange County
2010 COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE - Orange County
2010 COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE - Orange County
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Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)<br />
Telephone: Main Office in Raleigh: (800) 443-9354 or (919) 807-6900<br />
Email: shiip@ncdoi.net<br />
Website: www.ncshiip.com<br />
or<br />
Telephone: (919) 968-2082<br />
Robert and Pearl Seymour Center<br />
2551 Homestead Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516<br />
NC Department of Insurance trained volunteers help Medicare beneficiaries with health (and<br />
prescription) insurance decisions, as well as sorting out medical bills. Professional staff in Raleigh<br />
will provide telephone consultations, and will give people the contact information for<br />
their local county coordinator. Free.<br />
MEDICAL RIGHTS<br />
Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence<br />
Telephone: (800) 682-2650<br />
100 Regency Forest Dr., Suite 200, Cary, NC 27511-8598<br />
Email: webmaster@mrnc.org<br />
Website: www.thecarolinascenter.org<br />
Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for North Carolina and South Carolina conduct<br />
individual medical record reviews for mediation for Medicare beneficiaries when complaints or<br />
questions arise regarding the services provided. It handles complaints regarding care provided by<br />
hospitals in NC, hospital outpatient departments, physician’s offices, home health agencies, ambulatory<br />
surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, or hospices.<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> <strong>County</strong> Department on Aging 85 www.orangecountync.gov