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INDIANAPOLIS— Ann Midkiff of Indianapolis takes her retirement seriously. But she admits she hasn’t always taken her Medicare statements seriously.But a recent Medicare statement caught her eye— more than $3,000 worth of urinary catheters billed to Medicare using her Medicare number.“At first I thought, it must be a mistake on my account,” said Midkiff. “I was concerned about fraud.”"They billed for two months, so around $3,000 Medicare paid and also my supplement paid,” said Moore.
WRTV Investigates called the Brooklyn, NY supplier listed on Midkiff’s Medicare statement and we got its voicemail.We all are paying for it whether you're working or not or on Medicare or not,” said Moore. Almost all of the increase was due to billings by the seven identified durable medical equipment suppliers that did not exist even two years ago, according to the analysis.
If you receive items you did not order or your Medicare Summary Notice lists products you didn’t authorize, you should call 1-800-MEDICARE to report the situation.Midkiff is worried it will happen again and recommends every Medicare number be vigilant. WRTV Investigates also asked CMS for data on how often these fraudulent catheter charges are happening, and we did not receive that information.“CMS is committed to preventing fraud and protecting people with Medicare from falling victim to fraud. We can take swift actions to prevent illegitimate payments from going to bad actors when we have credible allegations of fraud.
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