Medicare Card Scam

 Temporary Medicare Card Scam

 Although you may not be enrolled in Medicare, you may have family members, neighbors or employees who are, and this is important information that should be shared with them.

 Medicare is administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Due to concerns about ID theft, CMS is mailing to all Medicare recipients a new Medicare ID card. This has been a year-long project to hopefully deter ID theft of Social Security numbers (SSNs). Despite the headlines of major companies who have had data breaches, many of the ID thefts have originated in the medical industry (e.g., doctors’ offices, hospitals). To help combat ID theft, an important step [Read more…] about Medicare Card Scam

Do not fall into the Medicare coverage trap!

Let’s look at a hypothetical situation. You find yourself retiring and your employer has a very good medical plan. Rather than signing up for Medicare (Part B) which covers the cost of healthcare services like regular physician visits, outpatient surgeries and diagnostic procedures, you decide to go on COBRA to keep your employer’s great health care benefits.

Eventually you notice that your employer’s plan has begun to reject your medical claims.  Since you have religiously been paying your COBRA premiums in full and on time each month, you call the employer’s health care provider to inquiry why it is not paying your medical claims. You learn [Read more…] about The Medicare Coverage Trap