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 sound very professional! They may call,…
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 information. If someone illegally uses your Social…
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 30th each fall. The ANOC…
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 Medicare coverage. The last change…
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 receive more money from the…
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 2023. The SMP projects in…
