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Decision Making to Avoid Medicare Scams and Fraud Vikki Spritz Medicare Specialist
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Decision Making to Avoid Medicare Scams and Fraud
Vikki SpritzMedicare Specialist
CALL US AT ………
Have knee pain? On Medicare?
You may not be getting all the Medicare
benefits you’re entitled to!
Medicare Advantage
Original Medicare
with Supplement
I need you to tell me your Medicare number…
Hello. This is Medicare calling…
Do you have your Medicare Card in your wallet today?
• A) Yes
• B) No
• C) I don’t know
• D) What does my Medicare card look like?
A Quick Quiz
Carry a copy of your Medicare card with blocked out numbers
Carry only your Advantage Plan card if not on original Medicare
Keeping your Medicare card safe
What could go wrong at a health fair?What could go wrong at a health fair?
Why you need to read your:Medicare Summary Notices (MSN) and/or Explanation of Benefits (EOBs)
I’d never fall for that!
The Fraud that’s hard to seeThe fraud that’s hard to see
PROTECT, DETECT, and REPORT Medicare Fraud
520-546-2011
This project was supported, in part by grant number 90SA0032, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.
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