Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page [ [link removed] ].
shibaheader orange border
Medicare scam alert: Scammers bill for unneeded urinary catheters
Medicare beneficiaries across the country are finding charges worth thousands of dollars on their Medicare statements related to urinary catheters they didn?t need or receive.
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) programs nationwide started receiving complaints of urinary catheter [ [link removed] ] claims in?May 2023. They saw a handful of complaints per month until?August 2023, when the number of complaints jumped 750%. Through the end of the year, SMPs continued to receive a staggering number of complaints, with the highest amount received in?December 2023?to date.
We recommend you regularly check your Medicare statements to make sure Medicare wasn't billed for items or services you never requested or received. To learn how to?read?Medicare statements [ [link removed] ] or get help with a compromised Medicare number, contact the Washington state SMP [ [link removed] ].?
SHIBA [ [link removed] ] is Washington state's?SMP (www.smpresource.org) [ [link removed] ]?project. We can help clients prevent, detect and report Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse. If you have questions or suspect fraud or abuse, call 800-562-6900 and ask to speak with SHIBA.
________________________________________________________________________
Washington Office of Insurance Commissioner [ [link removed] ]
?Questions? Contact us [ [link removed] ]
STAY CONNECTED:? [ [link removed] ]
Sign up for email updates [ [link removed] ] Visit us on Facebook [ [link removed] ] Follow us on Twitter. [ [link removed] ] ?Instagram image [ [link removed] ]
SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:
Manage?Subscriptions [ [link removed] ]??|??Unsubscribe?All [ [link removed] ]?|??Subscriber Help [ [link removed] ]??|??Bookmark and Share [ [link removed] ]
This email was sent to
[email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner ??PO Box 40255, Olympia WA 98504-0255 GovDelivery logo [ [link removed] ]
