As the story above illustrates, there are telemarketing companies who will try to convince you of the need for medically unnecessary health care services and supplies. They tell you about all the Medicare benefits to which you are entitled, and they want to ensure you are taking advantage of all of them. However, the only one being taken advantage of is you. Unsolicited calls like this can lead to your Medicare account billed for services and supplies you never received or different than what you received. These calls are wrong.

 

When you are in need of any type of health care services or supplies, it is strongly recommended and most important that you work only with your doctor. Your doctor has your medical records and knows your health history, and nobody knows your health care needs better than you and your doctor.  A stranger who randomly calls you on the phone cannot diagnose your condition or make recommendations as to your health care needs. Would you take medical advice or medicine from a stranger on the street? No! Random people who call on the phone are no different-they are strangers.