WASHINGTON, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Medicare Fraud Prevention Week kicks off on June 5 and ends on June 11. Now in its second year, the national observance was established by the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program to raise awareness about Medicare fraud and educate people about what they can do to protect themselves.
“Each year, Medicare loses an estimated $60 billion due to fraud, errors, and abuse,” says director of ACL’s Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling Rebecca Kinney, who is responsible for overseeing the national SMP program. “Fraud can happen to anyone, so it’s important that people are aware of the types of scams that are occurring in communities across the country.”
Source: June 5-11 is Medicare Fraud Prevention Week / PR Newswire