Tips on how to avoid New Medicare card scams
Along with hospice fraud, new Medicare card scams are one of the top three types of reported Medicare fraud across the state. Watch out – these scammers do their homework and…
What You Can Do to Protect Your Personal Information
With several major data breaches having been reported in the media this year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) recently posted an article that reminds people of the importance of protecting their personal…
Watch for Your Annual Notice of Change Document this month
If you’re in a Medicare Advantage and/or Part D drug plan, you will receive an “Annual Notice of Change” (ANOC) and “Evidence of Coverage” (EOC) from your plan by September…
Medicare’s Open Enrollment is Approaching: A Review of What it is & What to Do
Medicare’s Open Enrollment is just over a month away, and runs October 15 through December 7. It is the time of year when you can make certain changes to your…
The Cigna Group Made its Enrollees Appear Sicker to Get More Federal Money
Did you know the government pays Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) more money to cover sicker enrollees? Knowing this, Cigna deliberately falsified patient records to make them appear sicker and therefore…
Office of Inspector General Report Highlights SMP’s Significant impact in Fraud education, detection and prevention
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its report on the performance of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program in…
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Hospice education & fraud prevention: A toolkit for Hispanic/Latino Community Outreach
Do you have questions about the Medicare hospice benefit, hospice fraud prevention and end-of-life planning? If so, we have a new hospice education and hospice fraud prevention toolkit that can…
Medical Records Request Scam: Providers, Watch out for Phishing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identified phishing scams for medical records. This may include scammers faxing you fraudulent medical records requests to get you to send patient…
New Partnership with KBLA Black Talk Radio Works to Build Connection & Empower Community on Medicare Fraud Prevention
As mentioned in our last newsletter, California Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program is excited about our new partnership with KBLA 1580 Black Talk Radio. African American and Black communities are…
Cyberattack Compromised Some of Walgreens’ Data – Beware of Medicare Scams
We recently had a client come to California Senior Medicare Patrol with a valid letter from Cencora, a pharmaceutical drug distribution company in Pennsylvania. The letter shared about a cyberattack…
