Federal officials are urging Medicare users in Illinois and Iowa to review their statements for fraud red flags—like double billing, phantom charges, unbundling, and upcoding—and report suspicious ...

Medicare’s open-enrollment period is a time for beneficiaries to make important healthcare decisions, but the annual marketing blitz can put them at a higher risk of falling victim to scams. Open ...

Several viewers have written to ‘2 Helps You’ to report receiving Medicare mail addressed to other people, raising concerns about potential identity theft as the annual Medicare open enrollment period ...

Healthcare workers, billing specialists, and medical professionals frequently encounter fraudulent practices that drain billions of dollars from Medicare programs annually. Yet many individuals who ...

The StateWide Fraud of the Month is a component of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), the definitive resource for New York State's older adults and caregivers to detect, prevent, and report healthcare ...

Sep. 5—The Federal Trade Commission gives information on the latest scam involving Medicare and COVID-19 kits and what to do if a person becomes a victim of the scam. 1 What is the scam? In June, the ...

Medicare fraud is big business, and like most businesses, it has adapted to the new environment of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The public health emergency created an opportunity for fraudsters to modify ...

Now that we are settling into 2026, many have made resolutions to make it our best year yet. At the Missouri Senior Medicare Patrol, we have too. We invite you to join us in making a commitment to ...

The annual marketing blitz puts beneficiaries at a higher risk of falling victim to scams Scammers often target Medicare beneficiaries during open-enrollment season. Medicare's open-enrollment period ...