Medicare already covers its enrollees for much of what they might need if they contract COVID-19 and become seriously ill. It has expanded some services and loosened some rules in response to the crisis. Here’s a look at what enrollees can expect from Medicare. There’s also information about how scammers are taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to ramp up identity theft and Medicare fraud schemes. Read a story from The New York Times.
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