How to avoid Medicare Open Enrollment scams

November 11, 2024
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The Medicare Open Enrollment Period is underway. If you have Medicare, October 15 – December 7 is when you can make changes to your Medicare health and Part D prescription drug plans. You’ll probably see ads from plans by mail, email, phone, and on TV. You might hear from scammers, too — but how will you know?

Medicare scammers often look official. They pretend to be from or connected to Medicare, or to a business you know. Their goal? Steal your information. To avoid the scammers:

•Never give personal information to anyone who contacts you out of the blue. Even if the request seems to come from Medicare. They might ask for things like your Medicare, Social Security, or financial account numbers. But Medicare doesn’t call people unexpectedly and ask for your Medicare number or financial information. They won’t call you to sell insurance or health care products. Not sure that call is legitimate? Hang up and call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE.

•Don’t respond to anyone who seems to be from Medicare and asks for your personal info. They might reach out by phone, mail, email, social media message, or text. They might include the Medicare name. They might look or seem government-y. But as soon as they ask for your Medicare, Social Security, or financial account numbers, you know it’s a scam. The real Medicare doesn’t ask for that kind of information. Also, don’t click on links, open any attachments, or call any numbers if you get those messages. They’re probably phishing for your personal or financial information. Throw away the mail, delete the messages, or get off the phone.

Get help comparing Medicare costs, coverage, and plans from the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) in all U.S. states and territories. To report someone pretending to be from Medicare, call 1-800-MEDICARE, then tell the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

November 11, 2024
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The Savage-Goodner Camp 1513 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans recognized the Confederate veterans buried in Bonham Cemetery, Cordell Love Road, Smithville, TN Saturday with the placement of a memorial plaque. Members of the Black Roses assisted the Sons of Confederate Veterans in this dedication.

The veterans recognized were: Jonathan Rufus Fuson, Matthew Greer, John Johnson, Richard Wallace McGinnis, Benjamin Hanford Merritt, Archibald Z. Moore, Benjamin A. Terrell, and John Wesley Pack

The brief ceremony included the unveiling of the memorial sign. Fifteen people attended the observance.

November 10, 2024
By: Bill Conger

And the winner is………Duck! PreK kids at DeKalb West School on Election Day didn’t cast their votes for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Instead, they voted for that web wonder who began in a humble pond and worked his way from farmer, to governor, and now the Commander in Chief. PreK students in Ms. Amy Young’s class heard the “Duck for President” book by Doreen Conan as their part of learning about the political process.

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