The New York StateWide Senior Action Council (StateWide), an organization dedicated to advocacy for the rights of seniors in New York State, has announced new Medicare Card scams as its Medicare Fraud of the Month for February.
The StateWide Fraud of the Month is a component of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), the definitive resource for New York State’s senior citizens and caregivers to detect, prevent, and report healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse. StateWide is New York’s grantee/administrator for this Federal Program.
“Every new year, scammers target Medicare beneficiaries with fraudulent schemes involving their Medicare cards. It is important to remember that Medicare is not issuing new cards this year or any year. Don’t let scammers trick you,” stated Maria Alvarez, Executive Director of StateWide…