Senior medicare patrol state project grants - pennsylvania - the pennsylvania department of aging (PDA) will administer the statewide senior medicare patrol (SMP) in partnership with pennsylvania's…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $1,020,579 to the Pennsylvania Department of Aging on June 1, 2026, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA 93.048) to administer the Senior Medicare Patrol statewide project across Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging will deliver education, outreach, and one-on-one assistance to Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers across all 67 Pennsylvania counties to prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. The agency will work in partnership with Pennsylvania's Aging Network, including 52 Area Agencies on Aging, Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight (PA MEDI/SHIP), the Aging and Disability Resource Center, and other local and statewide partners. Deliverables include print and digital marketing and outreach materials, volunteer recruitment materials, and a dedicated public webpage. The program will establish and expand a statewide workforce of trained staff and volunteers, with project objectives centered on increasing awareness of Medicare fraud prevention through education initiatives, building the volunteer workforce through targeted recruitment and training, expanding outreach across the commonwealth, and enhancing program monitoring through performance measurement and data reporting systems.

Performance runs from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2028, with work conducted statewide in Pennsylvania. The anticipated outcomes include measurable increases in community education and awareness, establishment and growth of the SMP volunteer workforce, and expanded outreach to beneficiaries across the state.

Senior medicare patrol state project grants - pennsylvania - the pennsylvania department of aging (PDA) will administer the statewide senior medicare patrol (SMP) in partnership with pennsylvania's aging network, including the 52 area agencies on aging, pennsylvania medicare education and decision insight (PA medi/ship), the aging and disability resource center, and other key local and statewide partners. Through this project, PDA will strengthen and expand pennsylvania's capacity to empower medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. Pennsylvania SMP program will deliver education, outreach, and one-on-one assistance statewide through a trained workforce of staff and volunteers supported by PDA and the AAA network. The goal of this project is to establish and expand the reach, quality, and effectiveness of SMP services so that medicare beneficiaries across all 67 counties of pennsylvania are equipped with knowledge and tools needed to safeguard their medicare benefits and protect themselves from fraud and abuse. Project objectives include: 1) increase awareness of medicare fraud prevention through statewide education and outreach initiatives; 2) establish and build SMP workforce through targeted recruitment, training, and retention of volunteers and staff; 3) expand outreach across the commonwealth; and 4) enhance program monitoring and evaluation through performance measurement and data reporting systems and respond to programmatic changes. Anticipated outcomes include a measurable increase in community education and awareness, establishment and growth in SMP volunteer workforce, and expanded outreach. Expected products are print and digital marketing and outreach materials, print and digital volunteer recruitment materials, and a dedicated webpage for the general public.