Take (Medi)Care To Stay Alive
GRANDPARENTS, HOME, RHODE ISLAND, USA | HEALTHY | NOVEMBER 15, 2017
(I am with my grandmother, who gets tons of sales calls, which everyone in the house finds obnoxious. One day, I answer the phone for her.)
Salesperson: “Hello, this is Medicare. Can I speak to [Grandmother]?”
Me: “She’s dead.”
Salesperson: “Okay, I’ll make a note of that on her file. Goodbye.”
(He hangs up. My grandmother is staring at me in shock.)
Grandma: “DID YOU JUST TELL MEDICARE THAT I DIED?! I’LL LOSE MY INSURANCE!”
(Naturally, I freak out. I’m near hysterical as I call the company and tell them what I had done.)
Medicare Person: “Did someone call the house? Because Medicare only calls if you have made an appointment in advance. We still have her alive on here.”
(So luckily they were scammers. However, I will never do that again. Ever.)
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