You’ll automatically receive your Medicare card in the mail with your welcome packet if you receive Social Security benefits before you turn 65 years old. If not, you will receive it after you have ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: - New Medicare cards offer better identity ...

SCAMMED. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE LOOKED INTO IT. SO HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE RECEIVED FROM SEVERAL VIEWERS. THIS PARTICULAR VIEWER SENT AN EMAIL TELLING ME I RECEIVED A ...

Imposter scammers are targeting Medicare enrollees, claiming they need to update their Medicare card, but it's really just a ploy to steal their personal information. Kevin Summer said he was ...

Since we have passed April 1, all Medicare beneficiaries should have received their new Medicare cards. To help prevent identity theft, the new cards do not include your Social Security numbers.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. About six years ago, a credit card company debuted a TV ...

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 ...

Attention senior citizens: A new Medicare card is coming your way, but be careful not to fall victim to any scams. In an effort to help protect the elderly from identity theft, the federal government ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Navigating Medicare can be complicated, but one big change recently introduced requires that you do absolutely nothing beyond opening an envelope. In fact, doing just about ...

Chronic confusion created during the annual open enrollment for Medicare — and the lengthy federal government shutdown — will make this fall open season for scams. One reader in Shelby Township told ...

The CMS automatically mails Medicare cards with a welcome packet to people receiving Social Security benefits before they turn 65. People eligible based on age must enroll before they can receive the ...