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The focus is to raise awareness and prevent these scams Norma Kop, SMP Hawaii Director, shared why this advocacy is important, “We lead the nation in average life expectancy at 80.7 years right now.

Medicare abuse is when people fall victim to schemes offering free medical supplies or claims about refunds in exchange for social security numbers, Medicare numbers and credit card information.

CMS’s efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse go further. For example, CMS recently announced that they were more aggressively targeting Medicare Advantage (MA) audits through their Risk Adjustment ...

We referred him to 1-800-MEDICARE, the agency's official phone number, where you can report a fraud call and request a new number if you fear yours has been compromised.

Medicare Fraud Prevention Week held the week of 6/5 Medicare Fraud Prevention Week kicks off on June 2. Led by the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP ...

That is why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made crushing fraud one of our top objectives. We’re locking that door — before another $14 billion walks out of it.

There are several common Medicare scams, and it's important to know what to look out for to avoid getting scammed. Here's what to know about fraud.

Working seniors need professional advice when making coverage decisions, but only 21% of retirees with advisers receive ...

CBS 6 Albany's report said that Medicare, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Social Security will never call a person for personal information. Another scam has hit the state in recent weeks.

Texas doctor allegedly stold $375 million, planned to flee to Cayman Islands. Feb. 28, 2012 — -- Federal officials say they have taken down the largest Medicare fraud scheme investigators ...