title: Medicare fraud and abuse.
abstract: Medicare fraud and abuse affects the quality of services and the cost of health care. The Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with federal and local agencies to educate consumers to recognize and report suspected cases. In this brief we discuss the Senior Medicare Patrol Project and the roles of the federal agency organizations in preventing fraudulent activities in the Medicare system. We also profile the Ohio Seniors Fight Fraud Project.
authors.affiliation: Access to Benefits Coalition (ABC), National Council on the Aging, Washington, DC, USA
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scala-Foley
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bryant
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006077:Government Agencies; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009820:Ohio; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States; D014838:Volunteers