Publications

The focus of the South Dakota SMP is to teach Medicare beneficiaries to protect, detect and report Medicare, Medicaid and other types of health-care fraud.

The resources listed below are utilized by volunteers, staff and partners when conducting outreach in their communities. If you would like to receive a publication in the mail, please go to the Contact/Request Information page in this Web site. For a printable copy, please click on the green links below.

South Dakota SMP Brochure
Don't be a target of health-care fraud: Protect, Detect and Report. The South Dakota SMP brochure provides information on how to prevent health-care fraud relative to Medicare. Contact Candise Gregory at 605-336-2475 or e-mail: gregory.candise@att.net; or contact Melissa Wood at 605-342-3494 or e-mail: mwood@hills.net to report a case of fraud.

Request Your Medicare Matters Toolkit
The Medicare protection toolkit booklet helps you learn about the different Medicare health-care options available to you. These include which questions to ask your sales person, facts on Medicare Advantage Plans, red flags and five steps to safeguard your Medicare.

Re-evaluate Your Part D Plan Options Yearly
The Re-evaluate Your Part D Plan Options Yearly tip sheet helps you review your Medicare prescription drug plan for the upcoming year. You will find a list of South Dakota resources on the tip sheet that will help you evaluate the plans for 2008.

Know Your Medicare Options
This Chart helps you compare and understand your options to receive health-care.

How to read your MSN
The How to Read Your MSN Brochure explains how to read your quarterly Medicare Summary Notice from Medicare and report fraud, abuse or errors.

Request The Personal Health Care Journal by contacting either Melissa Wood or Candise Gregory
The Personal Health-Care Journal helps you keep track of your medications, surgeries, doctors and other health-care appointments. This journal can be used to review your quarterly MSN’s for accuracy. The Personal Health-Care Journal can be requested by phoning Candise Gregory at 605-336-2475 or e-mailing her at gregory.candise@att.net; or by contacting Melissa Wood by phone at 605-342-3494 or e-mail her at mwood@hills.net.

Medicare Health Plans Booklet
The Medicare Health Plans Booklet helps you learn more about the types of Medicare Health plans that may be available to you. The booklet has sample questions for each type of plan to help you make an informed decision about how you want to receive your Medicare health benefits.