Medicare Patrol volunteers help seniors avert scams

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from Sioux City Journal

Connie Malloy may not look like a vigilante, but when it comes to Medicare fraud, that's exactly what the 83-year-old Sioux City woman has become.

A member of the Senior Medicare Patrol since its 1997 inception, Malloy is one of more than 4,700 volunteers, nationwide, educating seniors on how not to be scammed when it comes to health care.

Senior citizen volunteers like Malloy serve as the government's eyes and ears when it comes to eliminating such fraud, saving taxpayers more than $100 million in the process, according to Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol's website.

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