{"id":276880,"date":"2026-07-21T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-telehealth-fraud-the-medicare-fraud-of-the-month-for-july\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:45:04","slug":"english-telehealth-fraud-the-medicare-fraud-of-the-month-for-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-telehealth-fraud-the-medicare-fraud-of-the-month-for-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Telehealth Fraud: “The Medicare Fraud of the Month for July”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Telehealth Fraud: “The Medicare Fraud of the Month for July”<\/h1>\n

PR Newswire<\/p>\n

ALBANY, N.Y., July 21, 2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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ALBANY, N.Y.<\/span>, July 21, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ — The New York StateWide Senior Action Council (StateWide), a 54-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs and well-being of our State’s more than 3.6 million senior citizens, today announced its Medicare Fraud of the Month <\/b>for<\/b>\u00a0July: Telehealth Fraud<\/b><\/p>\n

The StateWide Fraud of the Month is a component of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)<\/b>, the definitive resource for New York State’s older adults and caregivers to detect, prevent, and report healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse. StateWide is New York’s grantee\/administrator for this Federal Program.<\/p>\n

Maria Alvarez, Executive Director of StateWide, explains, “Telehealth lets you receive healthcare by phone or video instead of an in-person visit. It’s a valuable Medicare benefit when it’s medically necessary & approved by your provider.”<\/p>\n

Signs of Telehealth Fraud:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n