Home Health & Hospice Week

DME suppliers are having to fight more backlash thanks to fraudsters. In Indiana, individuals claiming to be from Medicare are calling Medicare beneficiaries and asking for information such as Medicare ID numbers, dates of birth, and mothers' maiden names, says the Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Then they are using that information to bill for bogus items and services, including DME, in the Florida area. The scam was picked up by the Senior Medicare Patrol in that state, IAAAA says in a release. "The callers initially seem legitimate because they already know the beneficiary's name, doctor and medical condition," the group says. The scammers offer "diabetic testing supplies, heating pads, back braces and free blood pressure testing supplies."