DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: I just received my Medicare card in the mail and was surprised to see that the ID number is the same as my Social Security number. I know it’s a bad idea to carry around anything ...

Question: I just got a call about my new Plastic Medicare card. How will this be different from my paper one? Answer: This is a very common call and there is NO new Plastic Medicare Card! This is just ...

Every Medicare beneficiary is about to receive a new and improved health insurance card! The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says the replacement cards are more secure. They're being issued ...

In these days of instant electronic communication, it is easy to forget that important information sometimes arrives the old-fashioned way — via the U.S. Postal Service. If you are a family caregiver ...

Medicare's new ID cards — meant to curb ID theft by replacing the Social Security number with an 11-digit code — have led to other scams. Here's what to do if you've been a victim of medical identity ...

Medicare officials are mailing out new identification cards as they beef up security measures while warning of possible scams. Beneficiaries living in Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, ...

As you're browsing plans during the open enrollment period, keep an eye out for these sneaky scams. Medicare open enrollment time is here, and it brings with it an important warning for older ...