by Lisa Dalga | Oct 29, 2020 | Article, Medicare News
October 29, 2020 There are 2 ways you can get Medicare prescription drug coverage: • Join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and keep your health coverage under Original Medicare. • Join a Medicare Advantage Plan that offers prescription drug coverage to get your...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 28, 2020 | Article, Medicare Fraud Alerts, Scam Alert
October 28, 2020 If you are contacted about a $200 prescription drug card, and asked for personal identifying information, hang up! The prescription drug card is only a proposal at this time. The caller is hoping you will provide personal identifying information...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 27, 2020 | Article, Medicare Legal Action
October 27, 2020 SAJID JAVED, an owner and operator of a number of pharmacies in the New York City area, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for using his pharmacies to submit more than $7.1 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid. Acting U.S. Attorney...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 26, 2020 | Article, Fighting Fraud
October 26, 2020 SMP partners with many agencies, and the Federal Trade commission is one of them. You can help the FTC and its partners [ like SMP,] fight fraud in your community — and you don’t even need to wear a superhero cape (unless you want to). Your story is...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 23, 2020 | Article, Medicare Legal Action
October 23, 2020 According to court documents, Onkur Lal, 29, worked in various roles at MedEx Pharmacy, MedEx Health Pharmacy, and Royal Care Pharmacy, which were all owned and operated by the same individual. From around 2014 to around 2019, Lal conspired with the...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 22, 2020 | Article, Scam Alert
October 22, 2020 Imposter scams often begin with a call, text message, or email. The scams may vary, but work the same way – a scammer pretends to be someone you trust to convince you to send them money or share personal information. Follow these tips to help protect...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 21, 2020 | Medicare Fraud Alerts, Medicare News
October 21, 2020 With Medicare Open Enrollment going on, your mail box may be full, and your phone may be ringing off the hook. Are the mail flyers and calls legitimate? Maybe. However, Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part D (Drug Plan) have to follow some...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 20, 2020 | Article, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare Legal Action
October 20, 2020 Two Ocean Springs men are facing up to 10 years in prison and $250,000 fines after admitting Wednesday they accepted kickbacks in an $18 million healthcare fraud scheme involving prescription compound pain creams. The two admitted they took part in an...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 19, 2020 | Article, Medicare News
October 19, 2020 Medicare Open enrollment began last Thursday, October 15, and runs until Monday, December 7, 2020. Take this opportunity to compare your Medicare Advantage Plans and Part d Drug plans. Here are five reasons to compare your plans. Source: Centers for...
by Lisa Dalga | Oct 16, 2020 | Article, Medicare Fraud Alerts, Scam Alert
October 16, 2020 If you get a call from someone saying they are with Medicare, and they want to replace your paper card with a chip card, HANG UP! This scam is happening throughout the country. Read about this latest scam here. REMEMBER – MEDICARE WILL NOT CALL...
