SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL- EMPOWERING SENIORS TO DETECT MEDICARE FRAUD PROGRAM

Program Description

Volunteers and staff provide outreach to senior Medicare beneficiaries by:

-Hosting group presentations at senior communities, faith based communities and other locations
-Exhibiting at community events
-Answering calls to a Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) helpline
-Provide one-on-one counseling

Senior Medicare beneficiaries learn how to:

-Guard against medical identity theft
-Report fraud on their health care bill and learn how to detect being charged for unnecessary services or services that were never provided
-Detect illegal telemarketing The organization California Health Advocates provides quality Medicare and related health care coverage information, education and policy advocacy.
source: cahealthadvocates.org

SMP's resolve matters directly or refer them to state and national fraud control /consumer protection entities that include Medicare contractors, state Medicaid fraud control units, state attorneys general, the Office of Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
source:smpresource.org

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