Group Educational Presentations (Medicare/Medicaid scams, other scams targeting older adults)

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Purpose:

To empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, error, and abuse by educating them on SMP topics through substantive presentations to groups in the community.

Suggested Activities

Make 5-to-30 minute presentations using SMP-approved materials and scripts to audiences that consist of Medicare beneficiaries, their caregivers, and/or other members of the public who want to gain awareness of the SMP program and the national effort to prevent, detect, and report fraud, error, and abuse in the health care system. Group presentations also include an opportunity for Q&A with the audience about covered topics and information. These presentations may take place at:

Senior centers and community centers, health fairs and senior fairs, Medicare education events, meetings of civic or faith-based organizations, meetings of health care professionals, meetins of local law enforcement officials, libraries, and universities and colleges.

Identify other audiences and locatiosn where in-depth presentations may be appropriate.

Limitations

Volunteers who make group presentations are limited to providing general information about SMP, Medicare and Medicaid fraud, error, and abuse, and related topics. They do not engage beneficiaries in individual discussions about personal information or situations other than to answer simple inquiries. They defer requests for counseling to SMP volunteers who are qualified to provide one-on-one counseling.