Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Don’t Be A Victim Of Medicare Fraud
Your Medicare information is just as susceptible to theft and fraud as your Social Security Number, your credit card number and your banking information – and it needs to be protected just as carefully.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services offers the following tips to help you keep your information safe:
- Don’t give out your Medicare information to anyone unless you are certain they are working with Medicare and the product they are offering a Medicare-approved product.
- No one can begin enrolling people with Medicare until November 1, 2005.
- All Medicare-approved products will have the “Medicare-Approved” seal on them.
- People who are really working for Medicare are not allowed to come to your home uninvited to try to sell you a Medicare product. They are allowed to call you.
- You cannot be asked to make payment over the phone or the web. If you enroll over the phone or on the web you will be sent a bill through the mail. Someone pressuring you to pay over the phone or internet may be fraudulent. To get more information about Medicare fraud protection and to view the “Medicare-Approved” seal, visit the Medicare Consumer website.
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