Feds Hand $226K to Grandma's Anti-Fraud App for Medicare Scam Busting
Published Date: 9/10/2026
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Summary
The Administration for Community Living is giving an extra $226,000 to the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center, run by the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, to boost their work in 2026-2027. This money will help them try new ways to spread the word about stopping Medicare fraud, improve their smartphone app, and team up with tech companies. This means Medicare users across the U.S. will get better tools and info to protect themselves.
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Funding to Expand Medicare Fraud Outreach
If you have Medicare, the Administration for Community Living is awarding a $226,000 FY 2026 supplement (bringing the FY 2026 total award to $1,226,000) to the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging to expand the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center. The funding will support testing new communications strategies, expanding the SMP smartphone app, and exploring partnerships with technology companies between September 1, 2026 and August 31, 2027 to broaden SMP messaging that helps prevent Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.
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