Emailed to me by
Rebecca Appleton
The president of
Senior Healthcare Direct publicly endorses the Medicare Shield program
Robert Bache, the president of Senior
Healthcare Direct, has announced his endorsement for Medicare Shield, a free service that helps Americans to protect their Medicare number
from fraudulent claims.
With millions falling victim to the growing
problem of Medicare fraud – thought to be one of the fastest growing frauds in
the USA – Medicare Shield makes it easy to protect Medicare Claim Numbers
against fraud, waste and abuse.
Bache, known
as MedicareBob has publicly
backed the Medicare Shield service. He has given his seal of approval to the
scheme, which gives Medicare
beneficiaries the ability to easily monitor all of the claims that are filed
using their social security number or Medicare Claim Number. If a fraudulent
claim appears, Medicare Shield makes it easy to report it.
Explaining his endorsement of the Medicare Shield program, Mr. Bache
said, “Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse is a real problem for our Government,
tax payers and Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare fraud may not feel real until
it effects you, but what people need to understand is the Medicare Fraud
actually affects every single tax payer! Billions of tax payer dollars every
year are lost due to Medicare Fraud. In addition to the lost money, the
emotional heartache that a senior experiences when they fall victim may have a
bigger impact.”
Medicare fraud occurs when Medicare is billed for services or supplies
the card holder never received. According to Medicare Shield, CMS approximated
that in fiscal year 2010, Socialized medicine and government and state Medicaid
agency programs made in excess of $65 billion in “poor federal payments,”
specified as payments that need to not have actually been made or were made in
an inaccurate quantity. Adding in poor payments made by state Medicaid programs
adds another $10 billion yearly.
Medicare Shield and MedicareBob believe it is essential to reduce Medicare
fraud in order to cut the cost for families, businesses, and the federal
government. A reduction in fraudulent payments will also contribute to an
increase in the quality of services offered to those who need care.
There are currently five key programs in place to cut down on Medicare
fraud. Medicare Shield is one of these essential measures, helping Medicare
beneficiaries to quickly review claims made against their account on a monthly
basis, making it much more likely to that fraud, abuse and waste is quickly
detected and promptly nipped in the bud. The service provides an online app for
iPhone and iPad owners, which gives instant access to all Medicare claim
information.
The other four measures in place include the Affordable Care Act, also
known as the health care reform law, which has so far recovered $10 billion
over the last three years. The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement
Action Team (HEAT) is a joint effort between the Department of Health and Human
Services and Department of Justice. Illustrating just how important these
programs are, the Administration has also made funding available for Senior
Medicare Patrols, which help to fight Medicare Fraud through the use of senior
citizen volunteers. Finally the Public-Private Partnership to Prevent Health
Care Fraud employs resources and expertise from federal government, state
officials, several leading private health insurance organizations and other
anti-fraud groups.
To find out more visit http://medicareshield.com
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