The personal information of Medicare recipients was used to create unauthorized accounts, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

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 ...

Report the scam by calling Medicare, 800-623-4227. The agency can replace your Medicare number, issue a new card and provide protection against fraud committed with the old card. This situation is an ...

CMS will begin mailing new Medicare ID cards to roughly 58 million beneficiaries next April to ... CMS released a first look at the MBI-based cards Sept. 14. To access a sample letter CMS sent ...

Starting this year, Medicare will issue new cards, with a randomly-assigned "Medicare Beneficiary Identifier." New, more secure Medicare cards are on the way spotlight ...

Even if the email or ID card looks legit, doubt it -- and verify, or better yet, just say no. 2. ... For example, "original" Medicare covers things such as inpatient hospital care, ...

Scammers are trying to trick people during the transition. They are posing as Medicare representatives to try to steal personal information. "This is one of those red flag moments in our lives. We ...

If you need to replace a card because someone unauthorized may be using your plan, call 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227). Additional information and steps for replacing your card are outlined below. Online ...

Instead of using your Social Security number as an identification number, the new cards will use a randomly assigned 11-character Medicare Beneficiary Identifier.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - You may have received a new Medicare card with a new ID number in the mail. On Your Side received a few emails from concerned viewers who thought it was a scam.