Senior Medicare Patrol Hawaii

01/09/2018

Telephone schemers!!

They explained while recipients are waiting on their new Medicare cards, many seniors are falling for the scheme.

12/29/2017

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12/22/2017

Now these scammers are using our local area code. Be careful!

When your phone rings, you can decide whether or not to answer by looking at the caller ID.

12/14/2017

Great resource for caregivers!

The state on Wednesday launched the Kupuna Caregivers Program which is designed to help working caregivers pay for support services for senior citizens.

12/13/2017

Don't answer that 809 area code, unless you're expecting a call from the Dominican Republic!

If you get a call from an 809 area code, don't answer it. That is, unless someone from the Dominican Republic would be calling you.

11/30/2017

Be careful of the 'check in the mail' scam!

You've heard the phrase "the check's in the mail." Better double-check because it might be bogus.

10/13/2017

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The Senior Medicare Patrol is a federally funded program under the U.S. Administration on Aging which has been in existence in Hawaii since 1997. SMP is housed in the State of Hawaii Executive Office on Aging.

10/12/2017

Time to clean out that medicine chest!

09/27/2017

Be careful! These scammers are using our local bank's name!

Consumers are being warned of a new scam targeting Bank of Hawaii customers.

09/24/2017

Medicare Fraud Scheme!
The indictment alleges that from July 2012 to September 2016, Novus billed Medicare and Medicaid more than sixty million dollars for fraudulent hospice services, of which more than thirty-five million dollars was paid to Novus.

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Sixteen Individuals Charged in $60 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme North Texas Defendants Owned and Operated Novus Health Services DALLAS – An indictment returned by a federal grand...

09/02/2017

It is important to remember that:
Medicare beneficiaries receive a Medicare number and card automatically upon enrollment
Medicare cards do not expire
Medicare will not call beneficiaries to offer a new card or request information in order to issue a new card
Beneficiaries who lose their Medicare card can request a new one from the Social Security Administration

08/08/2017

Be careful! Scammers will try anything to part you from your money and benefits!

“Dorothy’s” daughter grew concerned as she leafed through the pages of her mom’s bank account. She could see that money was being siphoned away by small donations to various organizations that sounded charitable, such as “Help Hospitalized Veterans.” But when she looked up the “nonprofits” her kindl...