Prevent Fraud
\nProtect yourself from errors, fraud, and abuse
\nProtecting your personal information is the best line of defense in the fight against health care fraud and abuse. Medicare and Medicaid lose billions of dollars each year to scam artists. You can make a difference.
\n \nProtect your health care benefits
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- Don\u2019t give your Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security numbers to strangers. \n
- Remember that Medicare does not call or visit to sell you anything. \n
- Keep records of your doctor visits, tests, and procedures in your personal health care journal
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(PDF - 1.8 MB) or calendar. \n - Save your Medicare Summary Notices and Part D Explanation of Benefits. \n
- Learn to protect yourself against identity theft. \n
- Read Medicare\u2019s lists of Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts to prevent fraud. \n
Detect potential errors, fraud, and abuse
\nEven if you do everything right, there is a chance you could be a target of health care fraud. Keep a close eye on your medical records to quickly detect issues.
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- Review your Medicare Summary Notices and Part D Explanation of Benefits for mistakes. You can access your Medicare account 24 hours a day at www.MyMedicare.gov. \n
- Compare your Medicare Summary Notices and Part D Explanation of Benefits to your personal health care journal (PDF \u2013 1.8 MB) and prescription drug receipts to make sure they are correct. \n
- Look for three things on your billing statement: \n
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- Charges for something you didn\u2019t get \n
- Billing for the same thing twice \n
- Services that were not ordered by your doctor \n
\n - Ask questions. Ask your provider whenever you: \n
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- Don\u2019t understand your bill \n
- Don\u2019t think you received a service listed \n
- Feel the service was unnecessary \n
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Learn more about examples of Medicare fraud schemes from the Office of the Inspector General.
Use our fraud-fighting toolkit to find brochures, posters, ads, and public service announcements to share with others to help spread the word.
\nIf you suspect errors, fraud, or abuse\u2014report it.
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