Q: I just got my Medicare card in the mail, but the letter on the end is different than my husband’s. Is this the way it should be? A: Everyone who has Medicare has a claim number, or a health ...

As luck – dumb luck – would have it, scammers recently tried to trick this ConsumerAffairs reporter into turning over their Social Security number under the guise of offering “the new plastic Medicare ...

My question is: Is there a way to have a different number on one's Medicare card? My concern: After years of locking up my Social Security number, I was amazed to find it is now my Medicare number.

Medicare cards are getting a makeover to fight identity theft. No more Social Security numbers plastered on the card. Next April, Medicare will begin mailing every beneficiary a new card with a unique ...

In June, Wisconsin consumers contacted Public Investigator with a question: Will my paper Medicare card expire in 2025? The individuals said they received several calls about replacing their paper ...

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — When Ann Conlin of Ellicott City, Maryland got paperwork claiming she received a COVID-19 at-home test from a clinic in Texas, she knew there were a few problems, starting with ...

I am concerned about a phone call I received yesterday from a representative with Medicare asking all types of personal questions and informing me that there is a new plastic Medicare card with a chip ...

Question: I got a phone call from individuals saying they are calling from Medicare to issue my new plastic Medicare Card. Are we getting new Medicare cards? Answer: This call has been coming to so ...

Dear Toni: I am concerned about a phone call I received supposedly from Medicare in which the caller was verifying my personal information. He told me that I would receive my new plastic Medicare card ...