Tips to Identify Health Care Fraud
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona knows that one of the best defenses against fraudulent
activity is an alert consumer. The following tips can help you to identify health
care fraud:
- Closely examine your "Explanations of Benefits" to make sure the service billed
was the service received when you visited a health care provider. If there is a
difference, call the health care provider first since it may be a clerical error.
- Be cautious of free medical exams, co-payment waivers or advertisements stating,
"covered by insurance." When it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
- Take note if you seem to be paying unusually high charges for regular services.
- Understand your benefits.
- Think of your health insurance ID card as being as valuable as your credit card.
If lost or stolen, it could be used to gain access to drugs and services that may
appear on your medical history.