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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.** [Read More](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/spot-common-types-of-medicare-fraud) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/spot-common-types-of-medicare-fraud#comments-listing) Topics: [Financial Advisors](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/financial-advisors), [Medicare](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/medicare), [Medicaid](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/medicaid), [Financial Fraud](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/financial-fraud) ## [Elder Care Planning Considerations; A Gray Matter](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/elder-care-planning-considerations-a-gray-matter) Posted by [Vanderbilt Financial Group](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/author/vanderbilt-financial-group) on 11/17/16, 2:26 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/hubfs/Blog/gmepblog1.jpg)](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/elder-care-planning-considerations-a-gray-matter) 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. [Read More](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/elder-care-planning-considerations-a-gray-matter) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/elder-care-planning-considerations-a-gray-matter#comments-listing) Topics: [Financial Advising](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/financial-advising), [Elder Planning](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/elder-planning), [Gray Matters](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/gray-matters), [Medicare](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/medicare), [Medicaid](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/medicaid), [Financial advisor](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/topic/financial-advisor) [All posts](https://blog.joinvanderbilt.com/all) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts Copyright 2015 - All Rights Reserved - Vanderbilt Financial Group 125 Froehlich Farm Blvd, Woodbury, NY 11797 | Phone: [631.845.5100](tel:6318455100) Vanderbilt Financial Group is the marketing name for Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and its affiliates. 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