To qualify for a Medicare OTC card, you must meet the criteria for Medicare coverage and enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan that offers OTC cards as a benefit.

The "new card" Social Security scam is beating the streets again and even tried to con ConsumerAffairs! Here's what happened and how to stay safe. Medicare scammers are back at it, again ...

8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. ANY UNEXPECTED CALLS YOU GET ABOUT YOUR MEDICARE CARD ARE A SCAM. THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. THEY ALWAYS WILL BE. OVER THE ...

This is now very similar to your credit cards, in your ability to protect yourself and the Medicare system. My advice continues to be don’t talk to individuals whom you don’t know. If you have an ...

Medicare won’t call you to verify your card, and Medicare cards are paper, not plastic, and they’re free. Other scammers claim they’ll send a Medicare-approved back or knee brace if you give ...

This Medicare card scam dates back to 2018 and 2019 when Medicare sent beneficiaries new cards with randomly generated ID numbers meant to better protect against identity theft. Other twists on ...

Medicare is a federal health insurance program that pays for covered health care services for most people who are age 65 and older, and for certain younger people with disabilities. More than 63 ...

Calls offering you a plastic Medicare card are a scam, FTC says Published: Jun. 14, 2024, 6:57 a.m. FILE - This Nov. 8, 2018 file photo shows a page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook in Washington.

Medicare cards are also free. Another Medicare scam the FTC warns patients to be aware of are scammers calling and claiming they’ll send a Medicare -approved back or knee brace if you give them ...

Medicare says it will never call you unsolicited and ask for personal information like your Medicare number. No, Medicare is not sending out new cards. Phone calls about changes are a scam.

Scammers can come up with a million reasons on why you should share your personal information with them. One of the most common is they need the info to “verify your identity,” or, in the case ...