Knowledge is your best defense against becoming a victim to fraud and scams.
As the debate around "Medicare for All" takes center stage, Medicare and its more than 60 million beneficiaries are under attack from an army of scammers, eager to pillage the program, costing the government billions of dollars a year in fraud, waste and abuse.
Further, medical identity theft and abuse jeopardizes the health and welfare of older adults and persons with disabilities. Fraudulent billers and money-hungry scammers trick seniors into divulging personal, private healthcare information such as Medicare numbers and Social Security numbers. When those numbers are compromised by the criminal fraudsters and scammers, Medicare beneficiaries risk loss of their hard-earned savings and denial of essential healthcare coverage.
During our education, you will learn:
- how fraud and abuse jeopardizes the health and welfare of older adults and persons with disabilities
- what the current healthcare and financial fraud and scams trends are across the country
-how to do transactions on the internet and bridge the digital divide safely and securely
- how you, your family and caregiver can protect your financial, healthcare and other assets, prevent fraud and know where to report fraud