Our partners at LifeSpan would like to offer Senior Medicare Patrol presentations to interested area libraries. More information about the program is below. Through this program retired Medicare beneficiaries teach other Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries about health care fraud and what they can do about it.
In response to the billions of dollars lost each year to health care fraud, the US Administration on Aging (AoA) developed the SMP program to help consumers understand more about health care fraud. Retired Medicare beneficiaries teach other Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries about health care fraud and what they can do about it.
The SMP program empowers seniors through increased awareness and understanding of healthcare programs. This knowledge helps seniors to protect themselves from the economic and health-related consequences of Medicare and Medicaid fraud, error and abuse. SMP projects also work to resolve beneficiary complaints of potential fraud in partnership with state and national fraud control/consumer protection entities, including Medicare contractors, state Medicaid fraud control units, state attorneys general, the OIG and CMS.
The PA-SMP has contracted with LifeSpan to be one of the three Regional Volunteer Coordinators to enhance the presence of the PA-SMP in various regions throughout Pennsylvania.
Details:
30-45 minutes plus Q&A
Contact Information:
LifeSpan Volunteer/Coordinator, Susan Anthony
santhony(at)lifespanpa(dot)org
