One Michigan man says he knew it had to be a scam when someone who claimed to be from Medicare reached out during the government shutdown.

As luck – dumb luck – would have it, scammers recently tried to trick this ConsumerAffairs reporter into turning over their Social Security number under the guise of offering “the new plastic Medicare ...

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 LAST ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every year, scammers get more active around Medicare Open Enrollment Period, trying to get your money, information, or both. As you consider your health coverage and prescription ...

In June, Wisconsin consumers contacted Public Investigator with a question: Will my paper Medicare card expire in 2025? The individuals said they received several calls about replacing their paper ...

We all put our hard-earned money into our health insurance plans and trust that our information is always being kept private. However, scammers will do everything they can to try to get whatever they ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Reports of a potential Medicare scam have reached the Inland Northwest. People have reported receiving a phone call from an unknown number claiming to be someone from the Medicare ...

THAT YOU MAY GET ON A DAILY BASIS. I HEAR FROM MANY OF YOU ABOUT SOMEONE CALLING YOU, ASKING IF YOU’VE RECEIVED YOUR NEW MEDICARE CARD. I JUST GOT ANOTHER CALL ABOUT ISSUING MEDICARE NEW CARDS AND ...

My question is: Is there a way to have a different number on one's Medicare card? My concern: After years of locking up my Social Security number, I was amazed to find it is now my Medicare number.

A Medicare flex card is a prepaid debit card you can use for certain health costs. You can typically use the cards for things like doctor office copays, healthy food and over-the-counter health items ...