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The Federal Trade Commission said scammers are increasingly trying to commit hospice fraud by promising things such as in-home cooking and cleaning in exchange for a person’s Medicare information, including their number.Hospice is an invaluable service that focuses on quality of life for people approaching the end of their lives.
“Scammers are targeting older adults — with calls, texts, emails, fake ads, and even door-to-door visits — claiming they’ll set you up with services like free cooking, cleaning, and home health care. What they likely won’t tell you is how: They want to commit fraud by signing you up for Medicare hospice — that’s right, hospice — care. Then, they can bill Medicare for all kinds of services in your name,” FTC Consumer Education Specialist Kira Krown wrote in a blog post.
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