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Senior Medicare Patrol Remains Vigilant

Published on Fri Aug 14, 2015

The Senior Medicare Patrol project continues to educate beneficiaries about potential fraud and abuse they may encounter. In 2014, the 53 SMP projects had 5,194 active volunteers that conducted 202,064 one-on-one counseling sessions, 14,618 group education sessions attended by 450,720 beneficiaries, and 12,290 community outreach education events, the HHS Office of Inspect or General says in a recent report. The [...]
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