A new program designed to prevent and identify fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid systems is up and running in Medina County.

The Med$ave program (Medicare and Medicaid Dollars Saved by Advocates and Volunteer Educators), a project of the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging, provides community education presentations to senior groups and/or one-on-one counseling to older adults who have questions about fraud.

The program is coordinated in Medina County by the Office for Older Adults.