Inspector General Levinson Testifies on Improper Medicare Payments
/ By Karen Fletcher
Inspector General Levinson testifies about the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) efforts to monitor and make recommendations to reduce Medicare improper payments last week. He describes the scope of the problem, OIG’s oversight of…
Help Get Fraud Public Service Announcements Into the Media
/ By Karen Fletcher
Do you have media contacts? Are you involved with media? Or do you just plain like promoting things? If so, we can use your assistance in spreading awareness on Medicare fraud. The Administration on Aging…
Slew of 2010 Claims Show Up on Beneficiaries’ Medicare Summary Notices
/ By Karen Fletcher
Medicare recently made a mass adjustment to many previously processed claims from the 1st quarter of 2010. When this happens, these re-processed claims show up again on a beneficiary’s Medicare Summary Notice (MSN). The MSN…
Stand Out in Your Outreach: Tips for Success at Health Fairs
/ By Karen Fletcher
Marta Erismann, at right. How do you stand out amongst the crowd and attract and engage the public? Marta Erismann, our Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Community Outreach Coordinator, can tell you. She is vibrant, innovative…
Phone Scam Claims Medicare Cards are Being Replaced
/ By Karen Fletcher
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has asked its partners to get the word out on this Medicare card phone scam. Columnist C.W. Gusewelle recently wrote about it in the Kansas City Star…
Join CA SMP at Fraud Awareness Fair in Yolo County July 13th
/ By Karen Fletcher
Yolo and Sacramento County are hosting their 4th Annual Fraud Awareness Fair on July 13th. It will be at City Hall in the Galleria room from 10a.m. to 3p.m. (1110 West Capital Avenue, West Sacramento)…
