Fighting Fraud with the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Podcast

Aging Health Matters

SUMMARY
As a contractor for Medicare, Kepro serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Kepro provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.
This episode is a conversation with our guest from the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), Renee Labrie-Shanks. She will talk about how the SMP helps fight Medicare fraud and what Medicare beneficiaries can do to protect themselves.
Renee Labrie-Shanks has been employed at Missoula Aging Services since 2001 and runs the statewide Montana SMP Program since 2006. She has served on the Board of the Montana Gerontology Society, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program Advisory Council, the State Information & Assistance Planning Committee, the Chamber Health Committee, and currently serves on the AARP Executive Council.
For more information about Kepro BFCC-QIO, please visit www.keproqio.com.
KEY TOPICS
01:13 Overview, introduction of guest, Renee Labrie-Shanks
02:40: Introduction of the SMP program and how they help people with Medicare.
04:12: Examples of when someone would contact the SMP program.
06:40: What happens when fraud is found?
10:09: Information about fraud from telemarketers.
14:40: Additional information about SMP and Kepro.
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RESOURCES
Information for stakeholders: www.keproqio.com/partners
Information for people who have Medicare: https://keproqio.com/bene/
Information about the SMP program: https://www.smpresource.org/
Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/U78mgVaM12M