Low-income seniors more likely to report fraudulent marketing from private Medicare plans

Healthcare DIVE September 12, 2023
Emily Olsen

The survey from the Commonwealth Fund comes after regulators finalized a rule this spring that aims to cut back on deceptive or misleading advertising for MA plans.

Dive Brief:

• Seniors with low incomes are more likely to report fraudulent or deceptive marketing by private Medicare plans, including Medicare Advantage, according to a survey published on Tuesday from the Commonwealth Fund.
• While just 10% of all seniors reported receiving marketing calls that requested their Medicare or Social Security numbers before they were given plan details — a practice which violates federal rules — that figure more than doubled among seniors with incomes less than $25,000 per year.
• Overall, seniors were “inundated” with advertising about MA plans, Medigap supplemental coverage...

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