SMP Program is Established The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (P.L.104-208) affirmed AoA’s role as a key partner in the fight against health care fraud by establishing the program that would come to be called the Senior Medicare Patrol program in 12 local demonstration projects. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) offered legislative language that directed…

AoA convenes its first National Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Conference in Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to share successful practices, strengthen collaboration between federal, state, and local partners, and honor outstanding senior volunteers. Fifty-one Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) projects, located in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, are…

In the program’s first year, more than 3,600 volunteers deliver 1,300 education and counseling sessions that reach 41,000 people. AoA increases the number of cooperative agreements for the program from 12 to 18.

The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (P.L.104-208) affirmed AoA’s role as a key partner in the fight against health care fraud by establishing the program that would come to be called the Senior Medicare Patrol program in 12 local demonstration projects. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) offered legislative language that directed the AoA to form…