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Social Security Online

Social Security Online Simplifies Life
Wahoo!  Yeehaw!  The bad old days of standing in  line at the Social Security Office are a thing of the past.  The Social Security Administration website now gives you access to your information through “my Social Security” and allows you to make changes from home.  There’s no need to drive to a local Social Security office or wait for an appointment with a Social Security representative.
Set Up a “my Social… More

Navigating SocialSecurity.gov

Social Security Self-Help
Waiting on the phone or standing in line at the Social Security office are both unsatisfactory ways of making sure you understand Social Security as it applies to your situation.  You will do better to use the Social Security website and help yourself at your own pace.  Start by going to www.socialsecurity.gov.
Going to the Source
The Programs Operations Manual (POMS) is the resource used by all Social Security employees to research or verify a rule… More

STOP MEDICARE FRAUD

TYPES OF MEDICARE FRAUD
When an individual or organization seeks to collect Medicare health care reimbursement under false pretenses, it is Medicare fraud. The fraud is usually carried out in one of the following three ways:

Phantom Billing: The medical provider bills Medicare for unnecessary procedures, medical test, or procedures OR procedures or tests are never performed.  Sometimes unnecessary equipment or used equipment is billed as new.
Patient Billing: A patient… More