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FTC FRAUD ALERT: Beware of Receiving Unordered COVID Tests in the Mail, While Medicare Gets the Bill

June 12, 2023 Space Coast Daily 0

People with Medicare are getting unordered COVID tests in the mail — lots of tests — and Medicare is getting the bill. […]

5 Ways To Choose The Right Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan

May 3, 2023 Space Coast Daily 0

Are you currently enrolled in Medicare and looking for ways to increase your coverage and reduce expenses? One option to consider is a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan. […]

FTC: How to Avoid Marketing Scams During Upcoming 2022 Medicare Open Enrollment

October 21, 2021 Space Coast Daily 0

During Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period, which begins on October 15 and ends on December 7, Medicare beneficiaries can choose the plans that are best for them for 2022. […]

Pagidipati’s Physician Partners LLC Named as Defendant in Large Scale Medicare Fraud Lawsuit

April 15, 2021 Space Coast Daily 0

In the ongoing lawsuit against Sidd Pagidipati’s CEO of Physician Partners LLC (PPL) in one of Florida’s largest Medicare fraud incidents, prosecuting company National Diagnostic Solutions has pushed for the review of state and local government jurisdictions and laws to ensure similar events can be prevented in the future. […]

Health First Health Plans Wants You Know Your Medicare ABCs (and Ds), Annual Enrollment Period Now Open

October 25, 2020 Space Coast Daily 0

For people 65 or older, it’s that time. Now’s the opportunity for those who are eligible for the national health insurance program to switch their original Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Supplement plans if they’d like. […]

VIDEO: Changes Are Coming To Medicare Cards, Be On The Lookout For Scammers

June 7, 2017 Federal Trade Commission 0

Changes are coming to your Medicare card which will be replaced with one that no longer shows your Social Security number. […]

KAISER HEALTH NEWS: A Consumer’s Guide To Medicare’s New Rules On Doctor Pay

November 19, 2016 Steven Findlay 0

The federal government has issued final regulations that reform the way Medicare pays doctors. If the new rules achieve their intended goal, all Americans — and not just Medicare enrollees — could see improvements in the quality of their care. […]

KAISER HEALTH NEWS REPORT: Medicare’s Readmission Penalties Hit New High

August 4, 2016 Jordan Rau 0

The federal government’s penalties on hospitals will reach a new high as Medicare withholds more than half a billion dollars in payments over the next year, records released Tuesday show. […]

Florida’s Pam Bondi Announces Largest National Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Takedown In History

June 23, 2016 Space Coast Daily 0

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Department of Justice, the United States Department of Health and Human Services and additional federal enforcement agencies today announced the largest Medicare and Medicaid fraud takedown in United States history. […]