Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program

SMP educates consumers about health care fraud, waste, and abuse. If you have questions about a claim on your Medicare Summary Notice or Explanation of Benefits, call the Illinois SMP program at (800) 699-9043. Information about the Illinois SMP program is also available on our website: www.illinoissmp.org.

For tips on how to avoid Medicare Fraud please view the following

Medicare Fraud Tips Sheets:

Tips to Avoid and Detect Medicare Fraud

Tips to Avoid Health Care Reform Scams

Tips to Avoid Insurance Market Scams

Tips to Avoid Home Health Fraud

Tips to Take with You to the Hospital

Volunteer:

Join the Senior Medicare Patrol where you'll work with other volunteers to teach your neighbors how to protect their Medicare numbers, review Medicare statements to spot false charges, detect errors, and report suspected fraud.

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