What to know about the rampant Medicare scams

Once you turn 65, you become eligible for Medicare. This means access to federal health insurance coverage — but for some, it can also mean a slew of calls that are allegedly about Medicare coverage, but in actuality are an attempt by scammers to get ahold of personal information.

While “seniors have long been targeted by fraudsters claiming to offer enhanced Medicare plans or to be Medicare officials,” these types of calls “seem to be on the rise,” said The New York Times. In the last year...