What is the SMP program?

The SMP program, also known as Senior Medicare Patrol program, helps Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries prevent, detect, and report health care fraud. In doing so, they help protect older persons and promote integrity in the Medicare program. Because this work often requires face-to-face contact to be most effective, SMPs have recruited nearly 6,000 volunteers nationwide to support this effort. SMP volunteers serve in many ways, including outreach, education, and one-on-one counseling. Most are Medicare beneficiaries themselves and are thus well-positioned to assist their peers.

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Beneficiaries are noticing telehealth visit charges on their Medicare statements for having just talked about genetic testing or braces to people who call them on the phone.

Even though the beneficiary said "no" to the offer of a genetic testing kit or brace, the caller is still charging for their time talking with the beneficiary about their health.

The SMP is warning people not to talk to someone who calls about their health. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor.

If you see claims for telehealth services you didn't receive or seem suspicious on your Medicare statements, contact the Missouri SMP at 888-515-6565, or www.missourismp.org .
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Beneficiaries are noticing telehealth visit charges on their Medicare statements for having just talked about genetic testing or braces to people who call them on the phone.

Even though the beneficiary said no to the offer of a genetic testing kit or brace, the caller is still charging for their time talking with the beneficiary about their health.

The SMP is warning people not to talk to someone who calls about their health. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor.

If you see claims for telehealth services you didnt receive or seem suspicious on your Medicare statements, contact the Missouri SMP at 888-515-6565, or www.missourismp.org .

A personal reflection written by Dorothy Height almost 30 years ago about Medicare and its impact on Black Americans is mostly celebratory toward the major changes Medicare made for civil rights. However, the issues noted about health disparities for Black Americans are still true today.

Statistics show that "people of color are more likely to report being in relatively poor health, have higher prevalence rates of some chronic conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes, than White beneficiaries." Disparities mentioned that contribute to this are income and wealth.

Read Dorothy Height's remarks📑: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193648/.

Read the study Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities and Medicare📑: www.kff.org/report-section/racial-and-ethnic-health-inequities-and-medicare-overview/.

#HealthDisparities #BlackHistoryMonth #Medicare
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Happy New Year! 🎊 From the Missouri Senior Medicare Patrol ... See MoreSee Less

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! ... See MoreSee Less

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
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