Links for Medicare Consumers

WVMI wants you to get credible Medicare and wellness information, so we have provided links to helpful Internet sites.

Medicare, Medicare Part B and Government-sponsored Sites

• www.medicare.gov – Medicare's Web site.
  
• PalmettoGBA Part B Carrier for West Virginia – The Web site for the Medicare Part B (physician office and lab testing) payor.
  
• www.seniors.gov – FirstGov for Seniors, hosted by the Social Security Administration (SSA).
  
• www.hsc.wvu.edu/coa – The West Virginia University Center on Aging works to improve the health, well-being and security of older people and their caregives in West Virginia and across the nation.
  
• http://statesnapshots.ahrq.gov/ - The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in June 2007 released its State Snapshots based on 129 quality measures drawn from more than 30 sources, including government surveys, health care facilities and health care organizations.

   

  Sites of Interest to West Virginia Seniors

• www.state.wv.us/seniorservices – West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services
  
• www.state.wv.us/seniorservices/Shine – The West Virginia Senior Health Insurance Network (SHINE), offers comprehensive health insurance counseling to Medicare beneficiaries and their families
  
• http://www.wvseniors.org – West Virginia Seniors, a.k.a, the West Virginia Statewide Educational Network and Informational Online Resources for Seniors

Health Concerns Facing People with Medicare

• www.CDC.gov/ncidod/diseases – Flu information from the Centers for Disease Control.
  
• www.diabetes.org – The American Diabetes Association.
  
• www.cancer.org – The American Cancer Society.
  
• www.parkinsons.org – General information about Parkinson's disease.
  
• oncolink.upenn.edu – Answers questions about screening, treatment, and prevention of many kinds of cancer.
  
• www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/generic_all_resources.htm - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers an array of brochures about generic drugs and taking medications wisely.