(Estherville)--The Medicare enrollment period is now open and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is warning residents to watch out for scams. The annual period allows people with Medicare to change their health or drug coverage. Bird says her office is already seeing an uptick in reports of scam phone calls.
Bird says no one from Medicare will call seeking your personal information,
She says they are also cracking down on Medicaid fraud and other types of Medicare fraud.
The Medicare enrollment period runs through December 7th. Bird made her comments during a stop in Estherville last Thursday.
