Medicare Fraud Only you can stop it. Do this!

Here are 3 tips to protect yourself from Medicare fraud and scams:

1. If you get a call, text or email asking for your Medicare Number, don’t respond. Don’t give your Medicare card or Medicare Number to anyone except your doctor or people you know should have it.
2. Check your Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) or claims statements carefully. If you see a charge for a service you didn’t get or a product you didn’t order, it may be fraud. If you suspect fraud, report it at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
3. Guard your Medicare card like it’s a credit card.
4. If you get a text or an email requesting you change your information from: Medicar.gov or medicare. (anything but GOV) that is a phishing scam. The site will look almost exactly like the real one but it is not.
5. Visit Medicare.gov, the official source for Medicare information, to learn more about preventing Medicare fraud and medical identity theft.
6. Be vigilant and read all communication carefully.
7. YOU can help stop Medicare fraud