Did you know?
Neither Medicare nor Medicaid (Medi-Cal) sells or mails
medical supplies. If you receive medical supplies that you
or your doctor did not order, you might be the target
of a fraud scheme. Take action to protect your
Medicare/Medicaid (Medi-Cal) benefits:
Refuse medical supplies you did not order.
Return unordered medical supplies
that are shipped to your home.
Report companies that send
you these items.
Do your part
You can protect your identity and your benefits:
Never give out your Social Security, Medicare, Medi-Cal, or
health plan numbers or banking information to someone you
don’t know.
Carefully review your Plan Statement to ensure all the
information is correct.
Know that free services DO NOT require you give your
plan, Medi-Cal or Medicare number to anyone.
Share this information with your friends.
To discuss benefit, coverage or claims payment concerns,
contact Member Services at
800-544-0088
(Medicare),
800-605-2556
(Medi-Cal),
855-905-3825
(Cal MediConnect),
or TTY
711
.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Take charge of your health
Your doctor is your partner in helping you stay healthy. He or she has free pamphlets
on many health topics.
Ask your doctor or call Care1st if you’d like to get any of these pamphlets. You can
also get free health information by going to our website at
.
LivingWell Information Line
We offer an information line to answer your questions about cholesterol, weight man-
agement, exercise, nutrition and diabetes. Please call Care1st Member Services. Ask
to speak with Linda Fleischman or Rosa Hernández.
Free weight management classes
To help you and your family stay healthy, we offer adult, teen and child weight man-
agement classes. We offer these classes at our resource center in Huntington Park.
To find out when the next series begins, please call Care1st Member Services.
FRAUD ALERT: MEDICAL
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