11/12/2025
It's Medicare Open Enrollment Time -- and, unfortunately, that may mean scammers are on the prowl!
In 2018, Medicare updated the Medicare card from containing a personโs Social Security number to a random identifier that includes numbers and letters. That was the last time the card was updated, and there is no plan to update it again.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ?
The card from Medicare is a paper card that has a blue banner on the top, a white middle, and a red banner on the bottom. However, you can print your own in black and white.
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๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐...Someone calls you claiming:
o You are getting a new, plastic Medicare card.
o Medicare is switching to a card with a chip in it.
o Itโs a new year, so you need a new card.
o You need a black and white card.
o They need your Medicare number to see if you have received your new one yet.
o They need you to verify your Medicare number so they can confirm you have the
correct Medicare card.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐?
o Do not answer calls from numbers you do not recognize.
o Do not confirm your Medicare number or answer โYesโ to any question.
o Guard your Medicare card and number like a credit card! Donโt share your number, laminate it, make copies, or let anyone else make a copy.
Letโs stay safe out there!
Have questions? Give me a call!
Andy Tauzin--Lagniappe Insurance Group
260-418-6529
andytauzin@lagniappeinsurancegroup.com
