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Helping Clients Spot Common Types of Medicare Fraud

Posted by Joe Trifiletti on 11/20/19 11:20 AM

 

Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series for International Fraud Awareness Week, November 17-23. Fraud is one of the most serious issues clients deal with today. We hope that through this series, Financial Advisors gain a deeper awareness of the types of fraud their clients face and an understanding of how to help spot it before any damage is done.

TL;DR Summary:

  • More than 10,000 Americans reach 65 years of age per day. Medicare is becoming the single most important healthcare security for senior citizens.
  • A few common types of Medicare Fraud are eating away money from your clients and taxpayers: Upcoding and Unbundling, Phantom Billing, Kickbacks, and Waiving Unqualified Medicare co-pays and deductibles
  • Equipping clients with knowledge of these frauds and the laws to protect them could save countless hours and dollars.
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Topics: Financial Advisors, Medicare, Medicaid, Financial Fraud

Elder Care Planning Considerations; A Gray Matter

Posted by Vanderbilt Financial Group on 11/17/16 2:26 PM

Illness, injury, and wears and tears of aging put extreme stress on a person’s life physically, emotionally, and financially. When a spouse becomes ill or a parent loses mental capabilities, the two main priorities become healthcare and family time.

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Topics: Financial Advising, Elder Planning, Gray Matters, Medicare, Medicaid, Financial advisor

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