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Welcome to Iowa SMP. Here we believe in the power of one. The power that one person has to help stop Medicare mispayments. People like Barbra Whitney who helped Iowa replace $1.2 million to Medicare.
The United States General Accounting Office estimates that $1 out of every $7 spent on Medicare is paid inappropriately due to error, fraud, or abuse. Last year alone, Medicare lost nearly $16 billion to improper claims.
Since the inception of SMP in 1997, $105 million has been saved for Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare payors, due to the efforts of the SMP program.
From this Web site you can report your Medicare billing concerns, request information or a speaker, learn how to prevent scams and read how others have saved Iowans millions of dollars.
There are so many schemes used to steal from you and Medicare. However, no scheme can succeed unless the fraudulent biller has your Medicare number. Just click on the links to the right, or browse the three ways to prevent Medicare billing fraud by clicking the numbers at the top of the page.
Detecting and preventing Medicare waste, fraud and abuse can be as easy as 1, 2, 3.
1. Protect Personal Information
2. Read Your Medicare Summary
3. Report Incorrect Billing
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