Avoid the “Bad Apples” When Choosing Your Medicare Coverage for 2020
Headlines on 2020 Medicare changes fill the news, and advertisements and notices on Medicare coverage options for the new year flood into beneficiary mailboxes across the country. This phenomena is...
View ArticleSome Beneficiaries’ Poor Health Outcomes Are Linked to Medicare Fraud & Abuse
We often think of Medicare fraud and abuse in terms of tax payer dollars lost and as a significant financial drain on the Medicare program. Indeed, it is, as an estimated $30-$140 billion are lost to...
View ArticleA Warning on Counterfeit Prescription Drugs from Mexico
Below is a warning issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on counterfeit prescription drugs coming into the States from Mexico that are causing fatalities. Beneficiaries who use pain...
View ArticleCMS’ Revised Marketing Guidelines for 2020 are Good for Plans, Harmful for...
Each year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revises it’s Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG) for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans in time for the annual Open...
View ArticleTips to Navigate Medicare Advantage Plans’ New Supplemental Benefits in 2020
When people consider their Medicare coverage choices, it’s important to understand the differences and pros and cons of Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. For years, one of the main...
View ArticleWere You Affected by Equifax’s Identity Theft? Apply for Reimbursement by...
Were you affected by Equifax’s data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people in 2017? If so, you may be able to receive up to 10 years of free credit monitoring; cash payment...
View ArticleCHA Supports Establishing Change of Ownership Regulations for Nursing Homes
California Health Advocates joined the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) and 17 other organizations statewide to voice our support in the California Public Health Department’s plan...
View ArticleBeware of Offers for “Free” Foot Spas
A free foot spa? Sounds pretty good, huh? Yet, according to the Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI), this is a new Medicare scam and is exactly what some telemarketing scammers are offering to Medicare...
View ArticleHave You Heard the New Twist in Social Security Phone Scams?
The Inspector General of Social Security recently sent out a public warning about telephone scammers sending faked documents by email to convince people to comply with their demands. Recent reports to...
View ArticleGood News ~ Spoofed Calls Now Meet Their Match
Are you annoyed at all the scam calls coming to your mobile phone? If so, here’s some good news. The so-called TRACED Act, which was signed into law at the end of December 2019, should make it easier...
View ArticleSimple Things You Can Do to Help Stop Medicare Fraud
Let’s make Medicare stronger for all of us. Did you know that fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60-90 billion each year? This fraud fundamentally damages the Medicare program by raising the cost of...
View ArticleBeware of COVID-19 Scams & Learn About Medicare COVID-19 Coverage
Scams are already underway regarding the coronavirus. We’ve heard a report of someone receiving a robocall that used COVID-19 as a scare tactic to get the caller to act to “keep your family safe”....
View ArticleMedicare & Coronavirus ~ What You Need to Know
This article, written by Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), provides tips on how to avoid coronavirus (COVID-19) scams and reviews Medicare’s coverage...
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Beware of Offers to Test for Coronavirus ~ These Are Scams
As the novel 2019 coronavirus (COVID-2019) is spreading locally and worldwide, people’s concern and anxiety are high. This concern, combined with new information daily, creates a situation ripe for...
View ArticleWatch Out for New Social Security Benefit Suspension Scam
The Inspector General for Social Security just sent out a warning about fraudulent letters threatening to suspend Social Security benefits due to the coronavirus or COVID-19-related office closures....
View ArticleAvoid COVID-19 Scams & Counterfeits ~ Quick Tips to Safely Purchase Medicines...
The following information was written by the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), and is available in English and Spanish. PSM is a public health group comprised of more than 45 non-profit members...
View ArticleFAQs on COVID-19 Medicare Coverage
This Q&A answers questions beneficiaries, family members and caregivers may have regarding a wide range of Medicare coverage issues during the pandemic, including questions about services unrelated...
View ArticleBeware of COVID-19 Stimulus Check Direct Deposit Scams
Below is a fraud alert from our partners at the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR). There are phone, text and email scams currently targeting SSI (Supplemental Security Income)...
View ArticleWatch Out for Continued COVID-19 Scams
Unfortunately, scammers are continuing to exploit the fear and isolation people are feeling during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place. Beware of scammers posing as government officials, bank employees, or...
View ArticleScammers Are Profiting from the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a WARNING from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General: Scammers are trying to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic. They may show up at your door claiming to have tests for the...
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