Medicare beneficiaries should remember:

• Medicare cannot call and ask for financial or personal information over the phone.
• Medicare numbers should be kept in a safe, secure place.
• Medicare will not notify beneficiaries of payments by phone. The beneficiary must be notified of the past due premiums via mail.

It has come to my attention that there are some Medicare beneficiaries around the country are receiving calls from scammers saying they are from Medicare for one reason or another.  Some are saying they have to pay a Pard D penalty and other things like that, while they have you on the phone.  Please remember anyone from Medicare will not ask you for financial or personal information over the phone.

If you question a phone call, hang up and call your local social security office or medicare directly at 1-800-Medicare (1-800-633-4227)

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