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Medicare Fraud Prevention Week (MFPW)

June 5-11, 2023

Every June, ACL and its Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center(link is external) lead the nation's observance of Medicare Fraud Prevention Week. Established in 2022, this week focuses on raising awareness of the actions everyone can take to prevent Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.

Medicare loses an estimated $60 billion each year due to fraud, errors, and abuse. Every day, issues related to these problems affect people across the country, often costing them time, money, and peace of mind.

About ACL's Senior Medicare Patrol ProgramSenior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud

SMP's mission is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report suspected health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. With offices in all 50 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, SMP provides free, unbiased one-on-one assistance. Local team members teach people how to prevent fraud and manage billing errors and disputes. If a beneficiary suspects they have been a victim of Medicare fraud, a team member will work with them to report it to the correct state and federal agencies. Learn more from this Prevent Medicare Fraud Flyer and ACL's SMP page.

Get involved in #MFPW!

Spread the word — this week and year-round — about preventing, detecting, and reporting fraud. Start by sharing the following materials with your networks, and visit the SMP Resource Center's MFPW webpage(link is external) for more materials and resources.

“3 Tips to Help Prevent Medicare Fraud” 30-second Videos

Tips for Beneficiaries(link is external) | Tips for Families & Caregivers(link is external) | Tips for Health Care Providers(link is external)

Consumer Tools from ACL’s SMP Resource Center

ACL MFPW Blog

"You Can Help Prevent Medicare Fraud" by Rebecca Kinney, Director, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling

Social Media

Click an image to view/download. Images may be used without ACL attribution. Need content ideas? Check out the MFPW social toolkit(link is external) from ACL's SMP Resource Center.

June 5-11 Medicare Fraud Prevention Week. #MFPW. ACL, Administration for Community Living. SMP, Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud. ACL.gov/MFPW2023 Did you know? Medicare loses an estimated $60 billion each year due to fraud, errors, and abuse. ACL, Administration for Community Living. SMP, Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud.

Learn how to prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud by contacting Senior Medicare Patrol. smpresource.org. 877-808-2468. ACL, Administration for Community Living. SMP, Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud. Everyone can help prevent Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. ACL.gov/MFPW2023. Medicare Fraud Prevention Week: June 5-11. ACL, Administration for Community Living. SMP, Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud.

Recommended Hashtags

#MFPW (Official, evergreen tag)

#MedicareFraudPreventionWeek (For when you need to spell it out)

#Medicare (tag to reach a wider audience)

Join the conversation

On Twitter: Follow @ACLgov and @SMPresource(link is external)

On Facebook: ACL(link is external) and SMP Resource Center(link is external)

Other Relevant Resources


Last modified on 06/08/2023


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