Sip & Learn With Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP): Recent Episodes
Senior Medicare Patrol
Listen to Senior Medicare Patrol outreach specialists sharing tips and information on how to prevent becoming a victim of Medicare fraud and healthcare scams. They will give you resources to reach out to in case you need to report fraud, waste and abuse in the healthcare field.
Learn about protecting your Medicare from Genetic Testing fraud with Danae and Johnetta.
This episode dives into the definition of Medicare Pharmacy/Prescription Drug Fraud and examples of it, how you can stop it and how you can protect yourself from it.
This episode of Sip & Learn with SMP will go into what Medicare covers in relation to ambulance services and when possible fraud in involved.
Listen to Senior Medicare Patrol's community outreach specialists describe the differences between identity theft and medical identity theft. They will also give out tips on detecting each, how to protect yourself, where to report it and more.
Special guest, Sunny Lawless, Volunteer Coordinator for the Senior Medicare Patrol program talks to Johnetta and Brenda about becoming a volunteer for the SMP program. She describes the process and benefits of giving back to the community.
Listen to this episode of Sip and Learn with SMP to understand what foot baths are and the scams associated with them. People are being tricked into having to use foot baths and instead of being beneficial to them, they are finding out that they are potentially putting their health at risk and being scammed at the same time.
Do you know the differences between home health and hospice services? Did you know that you could be scammed by either if not informed enough about their services? Listen to Sip and Learn with Senior Medicare Patrol to empower yourself with knowledge.
In this episode of Sip and Learn with Senior Medicare Patrol, we talk about opioid safety and all the scams and abuse related with this drug. Tune in to learn some interesting facts.
Still having trouble understanding the summary notices you get from Medicare or your Advantage Plans? Listen to Sip & Learn with SMP to get a glimpse of what you are looking at.
In this episode of Sip & Learn with SMP, you will learn the scams and fraud related to genetic testing. Learn more so you don't become another victim of these scams artists that use this tactic to steal from you.
Don't let scam artists convince you they can send you free PPE, test kits or even vaccines! People are very vulnerable right now due to the pandemic and have to be vigilant of what is going on when it comes to Medicare fraud and healthcare scams.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) fraud and scams are on the increase. Listen to this podcast to get tips and information on how you can prevent becoming a victim of DME fraud.
Medicare Open Enrollment starts October 15 and ends on December 7. SMP gives you tips and information on the scams that occur during this time. Be aware and don't become a victim.
An intro to the Senior Medicare Patrol Program and how it fights Medicare and healthcare fraud, waste and abuse.