Reply #5: He shouldn't have identified himself as an employee of Medicare. [View All]

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He isn't, and portraying himself that way is a fraud that should be punished by jail time. I once met a Medicare Advantage sales representative who what at my in-laws' house. I needed a crowbar to get her to admit that she wasn't a Medicare representative.

Me: OK when you get your paycheck, does it say 'US Government' on it, or does your check come from someone else?

Her: It comes from someone else.

Me: Aha. And from whom does it come?

Her: It comes from Health Insurance Company X.

Me: So you are not a Medicare representative. You are a representative of Health Insurance Company X.

Her: Well I work for Medicare.

Me: No you don't.

I am paraphrasing, but this is pretty close to what went down.