Patients are advised to protect themselves and the Medicare program by checking their Medicare statements carefully for bogus charges, as sometimes they may be billed for equipment they did not ...

It looks like a delivery — a wheelchair, a walker — but you never ordered it. Then, the bills show up, and scammers count on you to pay them.

Medicare, which helps pay medical costs for many Americans and is one of the two largest entitlement programs along with Social Security, could be facing trouble in the future, said David M. Walker, ...