“CMS often sends new cards without prior notice, but an unusual number of people have reported receiving them recently. The Pennsylvania Department of Aging posted a notice on its Facebook page, urging recipients not to discard the new cards
CMS confirmed to News 8 that the new cards are related to a fraud case in which more than 300 individuals across all 50 states were charged with committing health care fraud through Medicare and Medicaid.
Now, when you get a new Medicare card, it is a paper card.
Some scams have been reported around the country, in which people are receiving plastic cards and are instructed to call a number to activate the card.”
New Medicare cards sent to 1.3 million beneficiaries