by James Fuccione | Mar 9, 2022 | News and Updates
In recognizing National Consumer Protection Week as a time to help people understand their consumer rights and avoid frauds and scams, the National Center on Law and Elder Rights is promoting a collection of resources to support older adults. Legal Services...
by James Fuccione | Mar 10, 2021 | News and Updates
In January of 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations (HHS/OIG/OI) issued a healthcare fraud alert, regarding COVID-19 vaccines that has recently been updated. This alert describes how fraudsters...
by James Fuccione | Dec 29, 2020 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) issued a tip sheet on what to know if older adults receive calls offering COVID-19 vaccines in exchange for money or personal information. Regarding the potential scams, the Mass. SMP offers the following advice: Most...
by James Fuccione | Aug 14, 2019 | News and Updates
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Scammers are offering Medicare beneficiaries cheek swabs for genetic testing to obtain their Medicare information...
by James Fuccione | Jun 25, 2019 | News and Updates
MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, recently awarded more than $200K in cash prizes to six elite digital health startups from the 2019 HealthTech accelerator. Among the awardees was GoGoGrandparent, which was supported by MassChallenge...
