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State agencies urge caution on Medicare scams and offer local help
Summary
The South Carolina Department on Aging’s Senior Medicare Patrol and the Department of Consumer Affairs advised beneficiaries not to share Medicare numbers, to report misleading marketing, and to use SHIP/SMP or the DCA identity theft unit for help.
State officials used the webinar to warn beneficiaries about Medicare‑related scams and to explain how to report misleading marketing and obtain help locally.
Crystal Strong of the South Carolina Department on Aging described the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) as the outreach arm that helps beneficiaries prevent, detect, and report Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. "We empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse," Strong said, and she urged attendees to review Medicare Summary…
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