Learn how to protect yourself against Medicare fraud, waste and abuse, and have your Medicare questions answered at the Springfield Free Public Library on Wednesday, October 16th at 2:00 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Angela Ellerbe, Outreach Specialist, SMP of New Jersey. The Senior Medicare Patrol Program (SMP) is a program funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living. The SMP is designed to improve the quality of healthcare for disabled and senior citizens in New Jersey by educating them about Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse.

For more information on the SMP program you can visit the SMP national website at www.smpresource.org and New Jersey's Senior Medicare Patrol website at www.seniormedicarepatrolnj.org