Help Georgia's Seniors to Prevent-Detect-Report Medicare Fraud
Senior Medicare Patrol - eQHealth Solutions
The Georgia Senior Medicare Patrol is in need of retired professionals to help teach other seniors to prevent, detect and report possible Medicare fraud, abuse and waste. Volunteers are needed conduct short presentations on Medicare fraud at senior centers, retirement communities, churches, etc. in their own communities. Volunteer are also needed for help with community outreach events like health fairs and senior expos to spread awareness about the SMP program. Free training and materials are provided. Volunteer around your schedule.
The Georgia Senior Medicare Patrol is a federal grant program, sponsored by eQHealth Solutions, with corporate offices in Baton Rouge, LA. For more information, please contact Sunny Lawless at 877-272-8720 or visit www.stopmedicarefraud.org.
About Senior Medicare Patrol - eQHealth Solutions
Location:
8440 Jefferson Highway, Suite 101, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, US
Mission Statement
Senior Medicare Patrol programs help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries prevent, detect and report health care fraud. In doing so, they not only protect older persons, they also help preserve the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Because this work often requires face-to-face contact to be most effective, SMPs nationwide recruit and teach nearly 5,000 volunteers every year to help in this effort. Most SMP volunteers are both retired and Medicare beneficiaries and thus well-positioned to assist their peers.
Description
Senior Medicare Patrol staff and their highly trained volunteers conduct outreach to Medicare beneficiaries in their communities through group presentations, exhibiting at community events, answering calls to the SMP help lines and one-on-one counseling. Their primary goal is to teach Medicare beneficiaries how to protect their personal identity, identify and report errors on their health care bills, and identify deceptive health care practices, such as illegal marketing, providing unnecessary or inappropriate services and charging for services that were never provided. In some cases, SMPs do more than educate: When Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries are unable to act on their own behalf to address these problems, the SMPs work with family caregivers and others to address the problems, and if necessary, make referrals to outside organizations who are able to intervene.