Several clients of mine received calls where the person on the other end of the phone stated they were from their Medicare insurance plan and wanted to discuss programs that are offered to Medicare eligibles to help certain Medicare eligibles, who qualify, will receive help with their Part B premiums and/or prescription drugs.
BEWARE: I have not been able to tell, yet, if these callers are actually from the insurance companies (your Medicare Advantage plan) or scam calls.
One client was asked by the caller to verify his address. DON’T DO THIS! If your Medicare insurance company is calling you they should have your address and personal information already.
- INSTEAD, ask the caller, “What address do you have listed for me?” etcetera.
- INSTEAD, you can (hang up and) call the Member Services number on the back of your Medicare Advantage plan to ask them directly if the call they are receiving (from the unknown caller) is legitimate?
Don’t give out your personal information. You never know who is calling you.
ALSO, calls from an unknown are a good way for the caller to “cross-sell” you into a different Medicare plan. Some of my clients have reported that they did not even know that they got signed up into a different plan.
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