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Medicare statements and confirm the
dates and services and Durable Medical
Equipment claims as being correct! If
you find any discrepancies, contact those

providers who billed incorrectly and
get them to correct the error. If they
Licensed in do not cooperate, contact your SMP
MD and DE coordinator, Mary Moran, at 410-829-
Lic # 500948, 2535 for assistance.

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Megan Maule, Realtor
RN on Call The Shore Gourmet curbside market
Exit On The Bay
,ŽŵĞ ŽŽŬĞĚ DĞĂůƐ͕ 410-228-2900 Office offers a variety of fresh fruits and
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>ĂƵŶĚƌLJ Θ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ meganmaule@gmail.com Thursdays at 9 am. The well-marked bus
>ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ Meganmaulerealtor@ parks in front of the HAPPS Building
ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ >ĞǀĞůƐ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ freeeasternshoresearch.com and accepts the Maryland food vouchers
DĞŵŽƌLJ ĂƌĞ for most produce.
122 Cedar St.,
^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŝĞƚ Θ ŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ August 4 at 10 am - Come get valuable
Cambridge, MD 21613
WŽƐƚͲƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ information and join the discussion
ǁŝƚŚ ŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚƐ about Medications with Melanie.
Medicare patient names and identifying
ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘
information. In many instances, Grant August 9 - Join our members at the
www.arcadia-living.com billed Medicare without supporting Senior Center at 10:30 to take the DCT
physician orders and without shipping bus for lunch at the Federalsburg Family

durable medical equipment (DME) Restaurant.

products. When audited by Medicare August 11 - Pro Bono Elder Law Clinic-
contractors, the evidence showed Grant
Come Home to Arcadia would forge physician orders if no such by appointment only, Call 410-690-8128.
orders existed in her files to support August 18- Get your free Blood Pressure
to prevent future improper payments. her billings. Her companies also billed Screening with Anna Clucas.
Medicare for over 400 dead people.”
MACs are the big guns who can perform (smpnationalresourcecenter).” Call our Activities Director, Geraldine
powerful audits on individual practices Warner at 410-479-8010 for information
and healthcare entities who may end “Justin Segrest pleaded guilty to about Bingo, registration dates for
up facing federal charges if the MAC’s a conspiracy charge for his role in a scheduled crafts such as a DIY mason

forensic investigations prove fraud. Th ey durable medical equipment (DME) jar bird feeder, and summer treats like
also provide oversite and put their stamp scheme that defrauded Medicare of root bear floats and banana splits to
on educational outreach for the entire almost $15 million. He admitted in celebrate August Birthdays!
gamut of professionals who provide any court to making false claims in medical
form of professional, medically related records to support fraudulent claims. He
services to the public. did so by signing false medical records
describing purported “assessments” of
In my role as Senior Medicare Patrol Medicare beneficiaries and certifying
coordinator for Caroline County, I that he had performed corresponding
frequently come upon reports like the medical examinations when, in fact, he
following that prove the importance of had no interaction with the benefi ciaries
MAC and RAC oversite:
and made no medical determination
“Tanya Parrish Grant has pleaded guilty whether the devices were medically
to health care fraud that she carried out necessary, or the benefi ciaries needed Second Saturdays
through two companies she controlled the DME.” (smpnationalresourcecenter) of every month
– Carolina Rehab Products Inc., also
Remember the first defense against Goldsboro Vol. Fire Co.
known as Atlantic Brace, and Blue
Medicare fraud is you! The money these 700 Old Line Road

File DME. The investigation showed
bozos are stealing is a major reason Food available from 7 AM until.
that she paid companies in India and
for skyrocketing Medicare costs being
Pakistan to provide her with lists of For more information, call
passed on to beneficiaries. Read your 302-270-1948.

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