, /PRNewswire/ — The New York StateWide Senior Action Council (StateWide), an organization dedicated to advocacy for the rights of seniors in New York State, today announced its Medicare Fraud of the Month for November: Misleading Marketing Practices During Medicare Open Enrollment, October 15 through December 7.
The StateWide Fraud of the Month is a component of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), the definitive resource for New York State’s senior citizens and caregivers to detect, prevent, and report healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse. StateWide is New York’s grantee/administrator for this Federal Program.
“The NYS Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) helps you stay informed and protected from misleading marketing practices and potential scams. Health insurance companies use various marketing methods such as TV, radio, events, mailings, phone calls, and texts, but there are rules set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to protect you,” explained Maria Alvarez, Executive Director of StateWide.
Alvarez …