SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - You may have received a new Medicare card with a new ID number in the mail. On Your Side received a few emails from concerned viewers who thought it was a scam.

Medicare open enrollment has arrived—and so have the scammers. The annual open enrollment period, which typically runs from October 15 to December 7, allows U.S. adults already on Medicare to evaluate ...

Your Medicare card contains a unique number exclusive to you proving whether you have Medicare Part A (hospital) or Part B (medical). Your number is separate to your Social Security number.

The new Medicare cards no longer contain a person’s Social Security number, but rather a unique, randomly assigned Medicare number that protects recipients’ identities, the agency said.

In 2018, Medicare updated Medicare cards and replaced Social Security ... such as your Medicare ID and Social Security number. A Medicare health or drug plan may call you if you’re already ...

a woman called me and asked if I had received my new or updated Medicare card. I said I had not, nor had I heard of such a thing. She said I need a new one because my old card was now invalid. Then ...