Warnings continue on Medicare scams

Officials continue to warn Medicare recipients that they should not take cold calls offering to send them durable medical equipment like back or leg braces, and Montana Senior Medicare Patrol is calling on people to help in the fight.

“Medical supplies are continuing to be big business for fraudsters,” a release from Senior Medicare Patrol said. “Though Medicare has ways of helping combat this fraud, the first line of defense is you, the person receiving the Medicare Summary Notice.”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a consumer alert that in o...