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Did Medicare Pay for a Test You Never Received? CMS’s Latest Fraud Crackdown Gives You a Reason to Look (opens the original)
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When your Medicare Summary Notice arrives, it’s easy to glance at the amount you owe and ignore everything Medicare paid behind the scenes. CMS’s latest fraud crackdown offers a compelling reason to read the rest of the page. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says recent enforcement actions have stopped more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare laboratory payments, including claims involving tests that allegedly weren’t performed. The agency says it revoked 157 fraudulen
The Grandparent Jail Scam: The One Question That Stops It — and Why Banks Won't Refund Your Wire (opens the original)
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The call often begins with a frightened voice saying something no grandparent wants to hear: “Grandma, I’m in jail.” Within minutes, another person may come on the line claiming to be a lawyer, police officer, or court official who says thousands of dollars must be sent immediately for bail, legal fees, or another emergency. The grandparent jail scam works because criminals create panic first and discourage verification second, sometimes even using AI-generated voices to make the supposed grandc
Two Ex-Spouses, One Social Security Record: Who Gets Paid, and the Remarriage Mistake That Cancels Your Check (opens the original)
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Imagine someone was married for 15 years, divorced, remarried, stayed married another 15 years, and divorced again. Both former spouses may look at the same Social Security earnings record when retirement arrives, which raises an obvious question: does one ex-spouse’s claim reduce what the other can receive? Under Social Security rules, the answer can be surprisingly favorable because qualifying former spouses aren’t necessarily competing for one limited pot of money. However, Social Security be
You Love Your Medicare Plan — Do You Still Need to Compare It Every Year? (opens the original)
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Finding a Medicare plan that works well can feel like winning a small bureaucratic lottery: your doctors accept it, your prescriptions are covered, and the bills haven’t delivered any ugly surprises. So when Medicare Open Enrollment rolls around again, it’s tempting to throw the plan advertisements straight into recycling and keep what you already have. You absolutely can keep a plan that’s still available and appropriate, but comparing Medicare plans every year is still worth the effort because
CMS Canceled Coverage for 760,000 People After Finding Unauthorized Enrollments — Check Your Account (opens the original)
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If you have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, there’s a new reason to spend a few minutes checking your account before the 2027 enrollment season begins. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it canceled approximately 315,000 Marketplace policies covering more than 760,000 people on August 31, 2026, after CMS and insurers investigated the policies and confirmed the enrollments were unauthorized. CMS estimates that canceling those policies will re
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