Medicare Fraud Prevention Week 6-2/6-8

!! SMP Consumer Fraud Alerts!!

Protecting
New Jersey Residents

Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey empowers and assists Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse.

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Serving The Entire State Of New Jersey

WE HELP STOP MEDICARE FRAUD

JFS of Middlesex County is the designated agency for New Jersey’s Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP).

Partners with aging services and others to promote awareness of fraud, waste and abuse.
Develops and disseminates consumer education through presentations, health fairs and press events.
Provides consumer counseling and services as consumer advocates to resolve billing disputes and errors.
Makes appropriate referrals to health care agencies and law enforcement agencies for suspected cases of fraud, waste and abuse.

This national program educates Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries about preventing, detecting and reporting health care fraud.

Attention New Jerseyans!

If You Or Someone You Know Is Having Trouble Figuring Out The Medicare Maze Or Thinks They’ve Been Scammed Or Cheated, Call Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey

Ambulance Fraud

Medicare will cover an ambulance ride to the hospital to diagnose or treat symptoms of an illness in an emergency. However, Medicare will not cover the cost of an ambulance

COVID-19 Fraud

As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency comes to an end, fraudsters are still attempting to bill Medicare for sham tests or treatments and are targeting individuals to illegally obtain money

Durable Medical Equipment Fraud

Durable medical equipment (DME) and orthotics companies offer a valuable service by providing wheelchairs, surgical supplies, catheters, and respiratory nebulizers as well as nutrition and tube feeding supplies and other