Via WGNO/ABC: Ahead of Veterans Day, the Senate Aging Committee spent the morning digging into how to protect the nation’s veterans against scams. According to a 2017 AARP report, 78… read more →
It’s that time year when people need to think about enrolling in health insurance plans, but experts say beware of enrollment scams, especially people who are on Medicare. AARP Virginia… read more →
FTC: Anyone offering free or low-cost brace from Medicare is a scammer The Federal Trade Commission warns that scammers are targeting Medicare recipients with a scheme to get free or… read more →
Via the Buffalo (NY) News: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Co.) have proposed a new federal law to improve hiring practices at places where many seniors… read more →
Via Forbes: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is sending out bills and notices to taxpayers – including correspondence focused on cryptocurrency and healthcare reporting. It may be hard for taxpayers… read more →
Via the Minneapolis Star Tribune: A major package of protections for Minnesota’s elderly has cleared the Legislature and awaits Gov. Tim Walz’s signature. The House and Senate passed the final… read more →
AARP’s new weekly podcast The Perfect Scam profiles America’s biggest scam stories. Hosted by Will Johnson, former Discovery Channel podcast host/producer, and leading fraud expert and AARP Fraud Watch Network… read more →
Via the Faribault Daily News: Residents of Minnesota nursing homes and assisted living facilities or family members would be allowed to place secret cameras in their rooms to monitor their… read more →
Via WTTW Public Television: Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought cases against several Midwestern investment professionals for scamming senior clients out of millions of dollars. In… read more →
Via the Los Angeles Times: The prices of generic drugs haven’t risen since 2011—in fact, in many cases have fallen—but out out-of-pocket costs for those drugs for seniors on Medicare… read more →