Medicare Fraud Prevention Month in June focuses on the actions everyone can take to prevent Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. Below are some tools you can use in local outreach to help us kick off celebrating this month!
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Medicare fraud prevention month kicks off today!
Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare Fraud Prevention Week starts today 6/1! Kick-off the month by learning how to read your Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) or Explanation of Benefits (EOB). These are the paper forms you get in the mail or go online to Medicare.gov and review your claims digitally. Watch this video from the Senior Medicare Patrol to learn how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qan79r6YY_w. And to learn more about how you can prevent fraud, visit https://www.insurance.wa.gov/medicare. #MFPW #MFPWbeneficiaries
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The best way to stop fraud from happening is to stop it in the first place. Learning how to prevent Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse and then sharing what you learn is the best place to start. Visit https://www.insurance.wa.gov/medicare. SHIBA is Washington state's Senior Medicare Patrol project. If you have questions or suspect fraud or abuse, call 1-800-562-6900 and ask to speak with SHIBA. #MFPW #MFPWbeneficiaries
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During Medicare Fraud Prevention Month, you can learn how to prevent, detect and report Medicare fraud by visiting https://www.insurance.wa.gov/how-identify-and-report-medicare-fraud-and-abuse. SHIBA is Washington state's Senior Medicare Patrol project. If you have questions or suspect fraud or abuse, call 1-800-562-6900 and ask to speak with SHIBA. #MFPW #MFPWbeneficiaries