Pro Seniors Inc. - Senior Medicare Patrol Project Grant

Ohio SMP Is Seeking Volunteers

Are you interested in the well-being of older adults? Would you like to help seniors stay safe from fraud? If you answered yes to these questions, you may want to join our team of volunteers.
We educate persons receiving Medicare on how to avoid becoming victims of fraud.

What:     Volunteer Training - (Registration is required)
               Call for Details

Contact: Jane Winkler at (513) 458-5523, or via email: jwinkler@proseniors.org.

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SMP's Personal Health Care Journal

Use the Personal Health Care Journal to record your medical appointments, medical/health record and any explanation for health care prescribed by your physician or health care professional. Carry the journal to all your healthcare visits and take the journal when you travel in case of an emergency.

Due to the many requests for Ohio SMP's Personal Health Care Journal, we have now added it to our web site in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.

Click here to open and print --------> Personal Health Care Journal

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Ohio SMP Is Seeking Volunteers

Did you know that one out of every seven Medicare dollars goes to fraud, waste and abuse? That Medicare fraud, waste and abuse cost you $13 billion?

To help address this national problem, Pro Seniors receives funding from the Administration on Aging for a Senior Medicare Patrol Project. Named Ohio SMP this project helps older Americans be wiser health care consumers. Seniors are taught to better understand their Medicare statements so they can detect potential fraud and errors and then take the appropriate steps to correct them.

At the heart of Ohio SMP are volunteers who are often retirees. They educate groups of older Americans about illegitimate Medicare practices or provide individual assistance to those questioning the accuracy of their statements. Presentations may be offered in the volunteer's own community at churches, retired professional organizations, social groups and other locations where seniors gather. Project staff is also available to assist in coordinating presentations. In addition to the Administration on Aging, Ohio SMP has received strong support from the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio.