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California Senior Medicare Patrol assists in fraud prevention, and detection. We help you report fraud, errors, and abuse.

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🌟➑️🌟Join us TODAY for our FREE WEBINAR on at 10am**β€œBut I’m not ready!” – Appealing a Discharge or Termination of Covered Services**Getting a hospital discharge notice or other notice that Medicare-covered services are being terminated is stressful. πŸ˜³πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ˜― And, you and your caregivers have legal right to challenge such discharges and terminations with a fast acting appeal through Livanta, California’s Medicare Beneficiary and Family Centered Care – Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO).πŸ˜πŸŒˆπŸŒŸπŸ™ŒπŸΎπŸŒŸβž‘οΈπŸŒŸToday’s webinar **β€œBut I’m not ready!” – Appealing a Discharge or Termination of Covered Services** will dive into the details of one’s appeal rights and describes what patients and families can expect when calling Livanta to appeal a discharge or termination of services. This webinar will help you know what to do and where to turn if you or a loved one says, β€œBut I’m not ready!”Our California SMP staff will also include an update on Medicare fraud. This course is good for beneficiaries, family members and advocates.Register now and join us at 10am 😁🌈🌟us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p5fO9JVvSdCCreJ86nJIxA#/registration See MoreSee Less
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Prevent, Detect, Report!

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Prevent

Protecting your personal information is the best line of defense in the fight against Medicare fraud and abuse.

Detect

Detect fraud by examining both your Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and/or your Explanation of Benefits (EOB).

Report

If you suspect fraud, report it! Call your healthcare provider for an explanation of the Medicare payment showing on your MSN.

Let’s Make Medicare Stronger for All of Us

If your question is not resolved and you still think the charges are fraudulent, call Senior Medicare Patrol

855-613-7080 Root Out Fraud & Abuse