A patient received a suspicious call while in the hospital. The caller claimed to be from admissions and asked for personal information, saying the patient's Medicare supplement needed updating. The patient, aware their insurance was in order, did not provide the requested information.

After reporting the incident, the patient learned that similar calls were common. A nurse confirmed that such calls happen frequently. The patient had been staying at a hospital when the call was received on the hospital room phone.

Further details about the incident are available from the source.