Preventing Senior Scams: Medical Fraud
Besides trying to get your Medicare number, scammers may call about an overdue medical bill, asking for bank account information so they can process the payment. Best advice, hang up.
Besides trying to get your Medicare number, scammers may call about an overdue medical bill, asking for bank account information so they can process the payment. Best advice, hang up.
Almost everyone over 65 has Medicare as their primary insurance and your Medicare card uses your Social Security number for identification.
The Federal Trade Commission has some guidelines when dealing with a possible scammer on the phone.
Reebok said Monday it plans to open a new high-tech laboratory in Rhode Island to make sneakers by pouring liquid plastic.
Every year thousands of people lose money to scams, from a few dollars to their life savings.
According to the 2016 Identity Fraud Study, released by Javelin Strategy & Research, $15 billion was stolen from 13.1 million U.S. consumers in 2015.
Many listeners have told me they're not worried about retirement savings because they'll have their Social Security benefit, but Social Security was never intended to be your only source of income in retirement.
Probably not! Your retirement savings will play a very big role in retirement.
If you think you'll be saving money with a retail store's credit card, think again.
Congress increased the amount workers could contribute to their retirement plans but then realized that older workers closer to retirement were in rough shape.
Flying from Phoenix to Boston this week, you got the word - no Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on the planes at your seat or in checked baggage.
About 60% of employers offer employees some sort of retirement plan, but not all employees take advantage of the plans offered.
This is National Save for Retirement Week. It is a national effort to raise public awareness about the importance of saving for retirement.
Being a snowbird like my Juncos, six months south and six months north, could be a great life style in retirement but one place will need to be your legal residence.
If you've reached the magic age of Medicare, which is 65, you shouldn't have any problems with doctors and healthcare facilities accepting your health insurance wherever you are in the U.S.
Here are a few places where you will find peak or near peak color in Massachusetts and New Hampshire this weekend.
A researcher at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire took an incredible photo of something that looked like a frozen tornado. It's called "rime ice."
The ballot boxes are set up as voters in Massachusetts can begin casting their ballots on Saturday, Oct. 19 ahead of Election Day.
Runway for Recovery provides help to families battling breast cancer. Their annual fashion show is October 25 in Boston.
Dozens of kids ride their bikes to school as one big, highly organized group every Friday in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They call it the bike bus.
Runway for Recovery provides help to families battling breast cancer. Their annual fashion show is October 25 in Boston.
Using artificial intelligence, a doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital has developed a tool that identifies patients at risk for intimate partner violence.
In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery." But more than half of the athletes getting the procedure are under 18.
In this week's At the Clinic with Dr. Mallika, she explains what charley horses are and how to treat them.
Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day and a new study finds that meditation can be just as effective in treating anxiety as medication.
A Springfield man says he gave police evidence that points to another suspect in the Boston Strangler investigation - not Albert DeSalvo.
A Plymouth man says that fraudsters tried to steal his home out from under him, just one week after WBZ's I-Team reported on a similar scam in Concord.
In the wake of Enrique Delgado-Garcia's death following a boxing training exercise with the Massachusetts State Police, the I-Team uncovered a similar case decades ago where a recruit died after excessive police training.
Relief may be on the way for hundreds of drivers in Massachusetts, who lost their commercial driver's licenses due to violations from decades ago.
Valuable land in Concord, Massachusetts was stolen from a couple. Now a home is being built there against their wishes.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and her challenger John Deaton went head-to-head in a debate held at the WBZ studios.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican challenger John Deaton met in their first debate hosted by WBZ-TV.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her Republican challenger John Deaton will face off in a debate on October 15.
WBZ political analyst Jon Keller is putting two new commercials from the candidates to the truth test.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a lawsuit against TikTok. Is that the best way to fight back?
The owner of the New Hampshire coffee shop believes it will cost them more than a million dollars to move and buy another property.
An old Christmas Tree Shops location in Massachusetts will be turned into a "Spirit Christmas" store.
Parlee Farms in Tyngsboro made Newsweek's list of the best apple picking spots in the United States.
Toy and game maker Hasbro is looking at moving its headquarters from Rhode Island to downtown Boston, according to a new report.
Nearly 900 hotel workers at four Boston hotels went on strike Sunday morning.
Host Rachel Holt talks with their CEO about their distinct connection to Newport and what sets them apart as a "brewstillery."
Newport's Castle Hill Inn is one of the area's most coveted destinations offering visitors spectacular views, luxurious accommodations, and unique dining experiences.
Founded in 2014 with a mission of preserving, celebrating and sharing automotive history, the Audrain Automobile Museum is a must-stop destination for both car enthusiasts and Newport visitors alike.
Host Rachel Holt joins Prezza Mixologist Craig Carpenter in Boston's North End for a hot new twist on a classic cocktail that's bound to be the next big hit.
Chef Delphin Gomes joins host Rachel Holt in the test kitchen to show off his latest creations and the art of merging design with chocolate.
Bill Russell's name will soon be attached to a bridge right around the corner from the TD Garden.
After losing five straight, the Patriots are hoping that a trip to merry ole England and a matchup with the 1-5 Jaguars will spark a turnaround.
Will the Patriots return from London with a second win of the season or a sixth straight loss?
Despite missing both practice sessions in Foxboro this week, Rhamondre Stevenson traveled with the Patriots to London and has a chance at playing in Sunday's game at Wembley Stadium against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Patriots are working on getting their internal clocks set to London time on Friday, but Drake Maye and head coach Jerod Mayo were ticking in unison when it came to the quarterback's knee injury.
The massive comet that's starting to become visible in the night sky won't stick around for too long.
The northern lights have been very active in 2024. An expert explains why it could continue for months to come.
A treasure hunt that spanned much of the northeast before being narrowed to Massachusetts has turned up gold.
The giant flying Joro spider was nowhere to be found in Boston on Thursday.
A Joro spider has made it to Massachusetts. The giant, venomous arachnid was spotted in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood.