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Stacey Childs

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CLAIM

200 N. Keene St.

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Columbia, MO 65201

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FW: 3 things you can do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs - Leslie Fried (19 Jan 2017 09:11 EST)
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FW: Provider Directory Article - Leslie Fried (19 Jan 2017 11:46 EST)

FW: 3 things you can do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs by Leslie Fried (19 Jan 2017 09:11 EST)
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3 things you can do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs

Good Morning,

I thought this blog posted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on wrongful billing of QMB beneficiaries would be of interest to you.

Have a good day,

Leslie

Leslie Fried, JD

Senior Director, Center for Benefits Access

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Subject: 3 things you can do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs

Good afternoon,

Today, we released a consumer advisory to give older consumers tips for responding to a wrongful bill if they are enrolled in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program (QMB). The QMB Program prohibits doctors, suppliers and other providers from billing QMB enrollees for Medicare costs when they receive covered services. Yet older consumers and people with disabilities have submitted complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reporting that debt collectors repeatedly attempted to collect these types of bills, or sent this information to credit reporting companies.

The CFPB’s Office for Older Americans and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have three tips to help older consumers deal with these wrongful bills.

We’re working to empower older consumers with tools to make wise financial choices and stay on track with their finances

Thank you,

Stacy Canan
Office for Older Americans
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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FW: Provider Directory Article by Leslie Fried (19 Jan 2017 11:46 EST)
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Hello All,

Some of you might be interested in this article on CMS letters sent to 21 MA plans warning them to fix their provider directories. A list of the MA plans that received the warning letter is at the bottom of the article.

Best,