FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2023
For more information, contact: Christina Dimas-Kahn, Deputy Executive Director and SMP Program Manager, 408-766-0260, cdimaskahn@cahealthadvocates.org
California Health Advocates Recruits SMP Volunteers to Empower Beneficiaries in Preventing Medicare Fraud
Sacramento, CA — California Health Advocates (CHA) is recruiting new volunteers across the state for its California Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program.
“If you’re looking for a purposeful, passionate and community-oriented way to make a difference, consider volunteering with our California Senior Medicare Patrol team,” said Christina Dimas-Kahn, SMP Program Manager and Deputy Executive Director at CHA. “We’re a dynamic team of dedicated volunteers and staff across the state and are excited to grow.”
In addressing the White House Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce, CHA is especially interested in recruiting multi-lingual volunteers reflecting California’s ethnic diversity and linguistic richness.
SMP volunteers work in their community, at senior centers, health fairs and elsewhere educating their peers about health care fraud, fraud prevention, how to protect their identity and how to review their Medicare Summary Notices. They work one-on-one with beneficiaries, give presentations to groups and represent SMP at events through the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). HICAP is California’s State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
SMP volunteers receive extensive initial and ongoing training, and are a part of a state and nationwide team of passionate volunteers and staff committed to making a difference.
“We’re on a mission to do good and prevent Medicare fraud,” said Catherina Isidro, SMP Project Director and Executive Director to CHA. “We invite you to become an SMP volunteer and help empower your family, friends and greater community to prevent, detect and report Medicare Fraud!”
Contact California Senior Medicare Patrol at 1-855-613-7080 for more information and to apply to be an SMP Volunteer.
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California Health Advocates is an independent non-profit organization that provides accurate and timely Medicare and related health care coverage information, education, and policy advocacy. CHA is the grantee of the California Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) project, funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). California SMP, and all SMPs around the country, empower and assist people with Medicare and Medicaid to avoid, detect, and report healthcare fraud. CHA also provides community organizations and government agencies with up-to-date information, and in particular to the 24 local HICAPs that provide individual benefits counseling and community education directly to Medicare beneficiaries and their families. For more information, visit its website at cahealthadvocates.org.
