by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 3, 2026 | Scam of the day
The annual open enrollment period for Medicare begins on October 15th and will end on December 7th. This is the only time during the year that people enrolled in Medicare can change their Medicare health plans, Medigap plans and prescription drug plans. By now,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
Recently the FBI issued a warning about scammers posing as health insurance companies offering phony discounted medical insurance. They contact their targeted victims by phone, text messages and emails. Many of these scams target older Americans. It is easy to get...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 10, 2024 | Scam of the day
Marketplace health insurance is the online service established under the Affordable Care Act where people can shop for and buy health insurance from private insurance companies. Each year it has an open enrollment period during which time people can purchase their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 18, 2024 | Scam of the day
In November of 2018 I first told you about the Federal Trade Commission suing a Florida based company, Simple Health Plans LLC, its owner, Steven J. Dorfman and officers on charges that Simple Health Plans scammed unwary consumers out of more than a hundred million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 1, 2023 | Scam of the day
The FTC is sending millions of dollars of refunds to victims of a health insurance scam perpetrated by Consumer Health Benefits Association (CHBA) after settling its lawsuit against the company. The FTC sued CHBA alleging that the company sold misleading medical...
