R.I. Office of Healthy Aging

06/12/2026

Medicare fraud happens to millions of people every year. SMPs acros...

06/11/2026

06/05/2026

Health care professionals, stay alert for fax requests for DME, HIPAA, patient notes, or other items or services that you haven't talked to your patient about. Scammers are counting on your office to be busy and rush these through without confirming with the patient first.

06/05/2026

Happy 6/5! Most people become eligible for Medicare at 65 so we celebrate Medicare Fraud Prevention Week the week of 6/5 to help remember the steps to prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud!

06/04/2026

As a community, we can all participate in Medicare Fraud Prevention Week by looking out for our older neighbors and community members.

For example, when you are out in public, be aware of older people purchasing gift cards in large amounts. If you see this, ask questions or mention gift card scams. Many people have helped stop a scam in its tracks by stepping in and asking questions.

06/03/2026

Partner agencies, celebrate Medicare Fraud Prevention Week by sharing SMP information on social media and refer your clients and consumers to the SMP! We can all work together to stop Medicare fraud.

06/02/2026

Families and caregivers, you can help protect your loved ones from being scammed. Talk to the older folks in your life about protecting their Medicare number like they would a bank account number.

06/01/2026

Scammers will use a lot of tactics to get your Medicare number, so be aware of their tricks. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

06/01/2026

It’s Medicare Fraud Prevention Week! The week everyone can learn about protecting yourself, your friends, and your loved ones from scammers.

There are a lot of ways to participate so stay tuned in all week to the SMP page for different ideas to prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud.
Contact RI SMP at 1-888-884-8721 to learn more about Medicare Fraud.

05/19/2026

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲.

It includes health and wellness. Housing and transportation. Caregiving and connection. Protection and independence. Purpose, dignity, and belonging.

This year’s theme, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, invites each of us to take an active role in supporting healthy aging. That means making preventive care a priority. Staying connected. Asking for help when it is needed. Looking out for neighbors, friends, and family members. And building communities where older adults can continue to live, contribute, and thrive.

At the 𝗥𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, we know that healthy aging does not happen in isolation. It happens when people, programs, communities, and systems work together.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.

Because aging is not something we move away from. It is something we build toward.

#𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 #𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 #𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗥𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 #𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻