Medicare: Who to contact
Contact Care1st Health Plan
Call the hotline number at
877-837-6057
.
Send email to
complianceSIU@care1st.com
.
Or call the National Benefit Integrity (NBI) Medicare Drug Integrity Con-
tractor (MEDIC) at
877-7SAFERX
(
877-772-3379
).
You may also contact:
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Inspector General Hotline
Report suspected Medicare fraud:
Phone:
800-447-8477
(
800-HHS-TIPS
).
TTY:
800-377-4950
.
Fax:
800-223-8164
.
Email:
HHSTips@oig.hhs.gov.
Online:
oig.hhs.gov/fraud/hotline
.
Medicare Call Center and SMPs
Report questionable charges to Medicare:
Phone:
800-633-4227
(
800-MEDICARE
).
TTY:
877-486-2048
.
Online:
.
You can also contact your local SMP: SMPs (Senior Medicare Patrols)
work locally to empower seniors to fight health care fraud and resolve
errors. Find an SMP in your area. Go to
or call
877-808-2468
.
If your Medicare card is lost or stolen, report it right away. Call Social
Security at
800-772-1213
(TTY:
800-325-0778
) for a replacement.
FederalTrade Commission’s IdentityTheft Hotline
Report misuse of your personal information:
Phone:
877-438-4338
(
877-ID-THEFT
).
TTY:
866-653-4261
.
Online:
FTC.gov/idtheft
.
Deter
Protect your personal
information.
Guard your Medicare
and Social Security num-
bers. Treat them like you
would treat your credit cards.
If it’s free, they don’t need
your number! Be suspicious
of anyone who offers you free
medical equipment or services
and then requests your Medi-
care number.
It’s illegal, and it’s not worth it!
Do not let anyone borrow or pay
to use your Medicare ID card or
your identity.
Detect
Watch out for these common
fraud schemes.
Just walk away if people
approach you in parking lots,
shopping centers or other public
areas and offer free services,
groceries, transportation or
other items in exchange for your
Medicare number.
Simply hang up the phone if
someone
calls you
claiming to be
conducting a
health survey
and asks for
your Medi-
care number.
Don’t give your information to
telephone marketers who claim
to be from Medicare or Social
Security and ask for payment
over the phone or Internet. They
may want to steal your money.
Source: Office of Inspector
General
STOP MEDICARE
FRAUD
8
2014 Compliance Newsletter for Members
