About the Ohio Senior Medicare Patrol
Throughout the U.S., Senior Medicare Patrol projects receive grants from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to educate Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers, and health care professionals to recognize, prevent, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse.
In 2022, the nationwide SMP projects had a total of 5,365 total active team members who conducted 18,274 group outreach and education events, reaching an estimated 1,000,240 people. In addition, the projects had 246,722 individual interactions with, or on behalf of, a Medicare beneficiary. Additionally, the SMP projects reported $153,812 million in expected Medicare recoveries. Cost avoidance totaled $31,122 , while savings to beneficiaries and others totaled $74,459. For more detailed information, visit the OIG Report.
We are Fraud Fighters helping to stop scammers in their tracks!
Senior Medicare Patrol Partners
We closely partner with organizations across Ohio to help protect Americans from Medicare fraud.