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Follow these three tips to protect yourself from Medicare fraud and scams: If you get a call, text or email asking for your ...

Dear Heloise: I totally agree that no one should give their Medicare card number to anyone over the phone who calls them and asks for it. The scam is due to the fact that a lot of people, like me, ...

Dear Heloise: I totally agree that no one should give their Medicare card number to anyone over the phone who calls them and asks for it. The scam is due to the fact that a lot of people ...

To be eligible for a Medicare over-the-counter (OTC) card, you must meet the general criteria for Medicare coverage and enroll in a Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan that offers OTC cards as a benefit.

Medicare over-the-counter (OTC) cards are prepaid benefit cards that are available with most Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans. They allow users to buy certain household, health, and wellness ...

scammers target Medicare beneficiaries with fraudulent schemes involving their Medicare cards,” Maria Alvarez, executive director of StateWide said in the release. “It is important to remember ...