by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 21, 2019 | Scam of the day
Medicare has used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number since the inception of Medicare in 1965 and despite the rest of the country recognizing that this put Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted...
by admin | Mar 4, 2018 | Scam of the day
Medicare has used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number since the inception of Medicare and despite the rest of the country recognizing that this puts Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted changing...
by admin | Jun 3, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Medicare has used a person’s Social Security number as his or her Medicare number since the inception of Medicare and despite the rest of the country recognizing that this puts Medicare recipients in serious danger of identity theft, Medicare resisted changing...
by admin | Nov 5, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The open enrollment period for Medicare is going on now. Open enrollment for Medicare is open season for scammers who use interest in Medicare as an opportunity to scam unsuspecting victims. Here is a link to my latest column for USA Today which discusses the various...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I reported to you many times before, Medicare continues to use enrollees’ Social Security numbers as their identification numbers featured prominently on their Medicare identification cards. This, of course, increases dramatically the risk of identity theft...
