_ Our Senior Health Insurance Program trains volunteer citizen advocates to offer information and individual counseling for Medicare and health insurance questions. Trained volunteers assist seniors in selecting health insurance coverage, help seniors fill out complicated forms, and intercede on their behalf when necessary.  E-mail: Senior Health Insurance Program

_Protecting your personal information is the best defense in the fight against healthcare fraud & abuse.  Every day, consumers get ripped off by scam artists.  Medicare & Medicaid lose billions of dollars every year.  You can make a difference.

• Treat your Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security numbers like a credit card number.  NEVER give these numbers to a stranger. Remember, Medicare does not call or visit to sell you anything.

• Don't carry your Medicare or Medicaid card unless you will need it.  Only take it to doctor's appointments or visits to the hospital or clinic or trips to the pharmacy.
• Record doctor's visits, tests and procedures in your personal health care journal or calendar.
• Save Medicare Summary Notices & Part D Explanation of Benefits. 
• Shred documents when they are no longer needed.
• Always review your Medicare Summary Notice and Part D Explanation of Benefits for mistakes.
• Compare your information to your health care journal or calendar.
• Look for these on your bills like:

            1. Charges for something you did not get.
            2. Billing for the same thing twice.
            3. Services that were not ordered by your doctor.

Information provided by Maryland Senior Medicare Patrol.

• Senior Information and Assistance
  
• Long Term Care Advocacy & Ombudsman
  
• Senior Health Insurance 
  
• Relatives As Parents
  
• Guardianship
  
• Alzheimer's & Related Disorders
  
• Job Training
  

For more information about any of these programs please call 410-742-0505, or from Dorchester County 410-376-3662, Monday thru Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.