Medicare Part D - Avoid Part D $299 Scam: Upfront Medicare Payment is Wrong
Avoid Part D $299 Scam: Upfront Medicare Payment is Wrong (RedNova)
Figuring out the Medicare Part D plan is tough enough. But then the scam artists pick up the phone and stir up more trouble. Seniors and people with disabilities must be on high alert for scammers who are calling and requiring a $299 upfront payment to sign up for a prescription drug plan.
No Medicare Part D late fees for low-income enrollees, CMS says (Baltimore Times)
BALTIMORE - CMS Acting Administrator Leslie V. Norwalk announced the elimination of the 2007 late enrollment penalty for any beneficiary eligible for the low income subsidy for a Part D plan even if they failed to sign up by the program's initial deadline.
Pearce staffers explain ins and outs of Medicare drug coverage to area seniors (The Deming Headlight)
Medicare Part D and the young prescription drug program were the topics of a forum late last week that nearly 20 senior citizens attended, as they listened to staff from U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce's Washington and Las Cruces offices.
