by Jenni Espay | Sep 2, 2022 | Article, Fighting Fraud, health, healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Identity Theft, Medicare News, Scam Alert
Check out this great article in the Seniors Times (pages 1, 2 & 9) on SMP’s role in empowering seniors to stop scams. It provides a beautiful overview of the SMP project and important tips to help you avoid scams. To read the article, click here
by Jenni Espay | Aug 10, 2022 | Article, health, Healthcare Fraud, medication
Martin Escobar, of Ohio, pleaded guilty to 54 counts of illegally prescribing controlled substances and 31 counts of health care fraud. Court documents said Escobar was “prescribing controlled substances that were outside the usual course of health care practice,”...
by Jenni Espay | Jul 21, 2022 | Article, Fighting Fraud, healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare Fraud Alerts, Medicare News, Scam Alert
The Office of Inspector General has conducted dozens of investigations of fraud schemes involving companies that pretended to provide telehealth, telemedicine, or telemarketing services and exploited the growing acceptance and use of telehealth. In some of these fraud...
by Jenni Espay | Jun 23, 2022 | Healthcare Fraud, Infographic, Scam Alert
Be on the lookout for these red flags. If someone calls and talks about any of these items, hang up. If you have given out your Medicare number over the phone, contact us at 513-458-5523. Also be sure to check out the SMP Resource Center for more information regarding...
by Jenni Espay | Jun 16, 2022 | Fighting Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Infographic, Medicare Fraud Alerts, Scam Alert
June’s focus is on understanding how the Medicare hospice care benefit works, learning how to elect the hospice benefit and begin receiving care, learning how to end the hospice benefit if you would like to receive curative treatment, and knowing how to prevent,...
by Jenni Espay | Apr 27, 2022 | Article, Healthcare Fraud, Identity Theft, Media, Medicare News, Scam Alert
In any given year, an estimated five to 10% of the entire budget for Medicare is lost to fraudulent billing – often seeking reimbursement for services never provided. These schemes succeed by manipulating Medicare members or stealing and misusing private information....
