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More than 30 health systems have warned patients as scammers send fake MyChart Medicare kit offers by email, text and phone, officials said.
- On Monday, Healthcare Dive reported that scammers are leveraging the MyChart brand and logo to send phishing emails nationwide, offering a fake "senior health package" or "MyChart Medicare kit" to trick patients into providing personal information.
- Becker's Hospital Review is maintaining a tally that has reached thirty health systems issuing warnings or reporting patient incidents, an increase from seven earlier this month.
- Messages typically direct recipients to click links claiming a free offer, leading to pages requesting personal data. Epic director Trevor Berceau advised, "You can continue to use MyChart as normal," while urging users to verify sender details.
- Users who provided credentials should change their portal password immediately and contact their health system. Medicare numbers are durable assets for billing fraud, making them particularly valuable targets compared to standard credit card information.
- MyChart brand consolidation enables scammers to target patients nationwide using one template that works everywhere. No single system can reach every recipient, since attackers do not work from any one institution's patient list.
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