Analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol Grantees’ Program Implementation

The Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, under the Administration for Community Living (ACL) covers fifty-four SMP projects which represent states or territories of the United States. Additionally, ACL provides grants to the SMP Resource Center to support SMP activities. The SMP was authorized by the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriation Act of 1997 to recruit and train a national network of staff and volunteers to help “prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.” ACL’s Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling provides oversight of SMP grantees. Results from this data collection will assist ACL in understanding successes and challenges in reaching low-income and rural Medicare beneficiaries with SMP activities. This collection of information aligns with federal prioritization of advancing equity for all individuals served by federal government programs (Exec. Order No. 13985, 2021).

The latest form for Analysis of Senior Medicare Patrol Grantees’ Program Implementation expires 2026-05-31 and can be found here.