Kentucky Senior Medicare Patrol Program

 
The Kentucky Senior Medicare Patrol Program, formerly known as the Kentucky Seniors Saving Medicare Program, is now officially referred to as the Kentucky SMP program. When asked what is KY SMP the answer is a program that “empowers seniors to prevent healthcare fraud.”

There are seven KY SMP programs throughout the state, including a local program sponsored by the Louisville Metro Community Action Partnership. KY SMP programs utilize the skills and expertise of retired individuals such as healthcare professionals and every day citizens to educate seniors about how to take an active role in the detection, prevention and reporting of health care errors, fraud and abuse.

KY SMP volunteers may request reimbursement for transportation and meal costs associated with their service activities. The amount of time donated and expertise varies with the average volunteer serving about one to two hours per week. In addition, KY SMP volunteers are provided accident and personal liability insurance.

Louisville Metro Community Action Partnership (LMCAP) offers an array of community activities dedicated to eliminating the causes and effects of poverty. Grassroots activism and volunteerism are critical and effective elements of community change and improvement. CAP couples this with educational programs, broad-based planning and direct service provisions to meet the needs not of the residents of Louisville Metro and across the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

For more information about Seniors In Service and LMCAP programs, call 502.574.1157.

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