Chicago, IL – September 9, 2011.  The Filipino American Community Health Initiative of Chicago (FACHIC) is a participating agency in the Medicare Fraud Project led by the Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly (CLESE) in the Chicago area.

FACHIC will be sharing a monthly Medicare fraud tip to seniors in English and Tagalog.  Please feel free to share the tip widely.

September 2011 Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol Program
DO NOT sign forms without reading them, and never sign blank forms. If someone pressures you to sign a form that you do not understand, just say “no.” This is often a sign of fraud!

Setyembre 2011 Ang Programang Illinois Senior Medicare Patrol
Huwag pipirma ng mga kasulatan kung hindi mo pa ito nababasa, at huwag pipirma ng mga blangkong kasulatan. Kung ikaw ay pipiliting pumirma ng kasulatan na hindi mo naiintindihan, tumanggi ka nalang sa pagsabi ng "hindi". Kadalasan, ito ay sinyales ng panlilinlang!

The Filipino American Community Health Initiative of Chicago (FACHIC) is a collaborative of community, health professional, and academic leaders united to address Filipino health issues in the Chicago area. The mission of FACHIC is to increase awareness of Filipino health disparities and to implement health interventions and educational programming to improve the health status of the Filipino community. FACHIC is a 501(c)(3) Illinois nonprofit organization.  All programs and services are free and available to all.  For more information, visit http://www.fachic.org.