Insurance Counseling - Big Stone Gap, VICAP, Mountain Empire Older Citizens
1501 3rd Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Eligibility
Call for information
Hours
8:30am to 4:30pm from Monday through Friday
(276) 523-4202
Voice
Websitehttps://www.meoc.org
Email[email protected]
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Call for information
Service area
Norton, VA
Scott, VA
Lee, VA
Wise, VA
Part of a national network of programs that offers FREE, unbiased, confidential counseling and assistance for people with Medicare. VICAP counselors can help all Medicare beneficiaries, including those with disabilities and younger than 65, explore options that best meet their needs. They can help you compare the quality of care and services given by health and prescription drug plans available in your area. VICAP counselors are trained and certified to help you understand and compare Medicare benefits. Working collaboratively with the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), VICAP counselors can help educate and empower beneficiaries to take an active role in detecting and preventing health care fraud and abuse.
Providing organization
Mountain Empire Older Citizens
MEOC is the area agency on aging and public transit provider for Lee, Wise and Scott Counties and the City of Norton in the southwestern tip of Virginia. MEOC also operates Mountain Empire PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), directs the Southwest Virginia Children's Advocacy Center and Mountain Laurel Cancer Support and Resource Center, and serves as the aging and disability resource center for its service area.