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Carol S. Rancourt, Medicare expert at agency on aging, dies at 72
The Scarborough resident worked for three decades at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, and also served on the Town Council and school board.
Carol Rancourt holding her grandson, Orion Chesley, in 2017
Carol S. Rancourt, a Medicare educator at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging who helped thousands of Mainers assess their health insurance options, died Feb. 3 after suffering a stroke. She was 72.
Ms. Rancourt served 30 years at SMAA, including six years as manager of volunteer services, overseeing more than 700 volunteers across southern Maine. She was also instrumental in developing its Vet to Vet Program.
Seniors warned of COVID-19 vaccine scam alert
Jan. 29, 2021
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NORWICH Older adults and all of those on Medicare are vulnerable to scams seeking to get their insurance information or personally identifiable information, according to a statement from Senior Resources.
“Medicare loses about $60 billion each year due to fraud, errors and abuse; according to the Administration for Community Living,” said Alison Dvorak, SMP Coordinator at Senior Resources.
Scammers use public health emergencies as opportunities for fraud schemes. Older adults are currently isolated and more at risk for these scams. Connecticut’s Senior Medicare Patrol Program helps Medicare beneficiaries prevent, detect and report suspected health care fraud and abuse.
Answer the phone if on a waiting list to get vaccinated
News Highlights: Answer the phone if on a waiting list to get vaccinated. Vaccine bottles will be displayed Wednesday, January 20 at a vaccination clinic at Balboa Baptist Church. – Photo by Richard Rasmussen from The Sentinel-Record
The Oaklawn Center on Aging Inc. has recommended seniors in the past not to answer unknown phone calls to avoid scams, but now it urges them to answer the phone if they are on a waiting list for COVID-19 vaccinations, as they may be volunteers calling to their appointment.
“I would like our community to know that it is important to answer a phone call during this time of vaccination clinics,” said Kathy Packard, executive director of the Oaklawn Center on Aging, in a press release in the city of Hot Springs.