| Service Name: | SMP- Senior Medicare Patrol |
| Areas Served: | Alamosa County, Conejos County, Costilla County, Mineral County, Rio Grande County, Saguache County |
| Quick Search: | Health Insurance Assistance, Hotlines, Long Term Care, Seniors, Veterans |
| Service Description: | SMP's primary focus is to teach older Americans on how to recognize and report Medicare fraud, errors and abuse. Medicare loses billions of dollars each year. That's our Medicare! SMP assists with resolving billing issues, assistance with appeals, educate how to safeguard their personal information. When the need arises for issues to be reported, SMP reports to the state, who in turn reports to the OIG, so complaints and issues do not fall on deaf ears.---------- El objetivo principal de SMP es enseñar a los estadounidenses mayores cómo reconocer y denunciar fraudes, errores y abusos de Medicare. Medicare pierde miles de millones de dólares cada año. ¡Ese es nuestro Medicare! SMP ayuda a resolver problemas de facturación, ayuda con apelaciones y les enseña cómo proteger su información personal. Cuando surge la necesidad de reportar problemas, el SMP informa al estado, quien a su vez informa a la OIG, para que las quejas y los problemas no caigan en oídos sordos. |
| Website Address: | https://smpresource.org/ |
| Referral Required? | No |
| Service Location Name: | SMP- Senior Medicare Patrol |
| Mailing Address: | South Cental Colorado Seniors, Inc. / Area Agency on Aging PO Box 639 Alamosa, CO 81101 |
| Physical Address: | 1116 3rd St Alamosa, CO 81101 Get Map |
| Program Contact Name: | Michelle Phillips |
| Program Contact Person: | South-Central Colorado Seniors, Area Agency on Aging |
| Program Contact Job Title: | SHIP, SMP Coordinator |
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| Email Address: | michellep@slvaaa.org |
| Phone: | (719) 589-4511 Ext. 12 |