Enforcement:
Discover Where the Senior Medicare Patrol Project is Most Active
Published on Tue May 25, 2010
New York and Michigan have beefed up their SPM rosters, while other states, such as S. Carolina, have no volunteers. Although the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) project is a nationwide initiative, some states are more active than others and recover more funds for the Medicare program. Following is a breakdown of where the most -- and least -- amounts of action took place in 2009, with the "top five" stats for each category listed. Most volunteers: Last year, New York had 388 active volunteers in the SMP program, followed by 331in Michigan, 253 in Oregon, 222 in California, and 190 in Idaho. Fewest volunteers: South Carolina was the only state that had no SMP volunteers last year, while Nevada had just one volunteer, followed by 10 in Puerto Rico, 13 in Indiana, and 15 in New Jersey. Most funds recovered: Nebraska recovered over $65,000 through the SMP program last year, which was [...]