New Medicare cards are on the way
(https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/05/new-medicare-cards-are-way)
Scammers may call about your new Medicare card to trick you into sharing
your personal information - like your current Medicare Number. Remember,
Medicare will never call you uninvited or ask for your personal or private
information to get your new Medicare Number and card. There are very limited
situations in which Medicare can call you.
Medicare, or someone representing Medicare, will only call and ask for
personal information in these situations:
a. A Medicare health or drug plan can call you if you're already a
member of the plan. The agent who helped you join can also call you.
b. A customer service representative from 1-800-MEDICARE can call you
if you've called and left a message or a representative said that someone
would call you back.
c. Only give personal information like your Medicare Number to doctors,
insurers acting on your behalf, or trusted people in the community who work
with Medicare like your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Here are 2 tips to avoid Medicare scams:
1. Guard your Medicare Number and card. Only give your Medicare Number to
doctors, pharmacists, other health care providers, your insurers, or people
you trust to work with Medicare on your behalf.
2. Hang up on fraudsters. If someone asks for your information, for money,
or threatens to cancel your health benefits if you don't share your personal
information, hang up and call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
Visit https://Medicare.gov for more tips on preventing Medicare fraud, and
what to do if you think you shared your personal information with someone
you shouldn't have.
More Medicare Related Information:
Everything You Need To Know About Medicare: https://www.medicare.gov ;
Identity Theft: Protect Yourself -
https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-and-resources/identity-theft/identity-th
eft.html
Help Fight Medicare Fraud -
https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-and-resources/report-fraud-and-abuse/fra
ud-and-abuse.html
SOURCE: MyMedicare Mailing List Message, 19 Mar 18, and info obtained from
Medicare.gov website
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