Do you get mail from Medicare survey companies?

AprilSun

AprilSun

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Do you get mail from a CMS c/o DDS Research company wanting you to fill out a survey for the Medicare Health Outcomes survey? They claim our answers will help the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and our health plan improve the quality of care for people with Medicare. I have gotten several and each one has gone in the trash. I don't like the idea of doing surveys and sending them back. It may not but it seems like it would be sending an invitation for more surveys. Today, I received a reminder to fill out the survey and send it back in. They will be sending another copy of the survey in the mail soon and they want me to fill it out and send it in. But, on each one they have sent, they state that I don't have to fill it out. If I don't have to fill it out, why are they pestering me to death about it then? Do you fill them out and send them back in?
 

I got a lot of Medicare Advantage spam mail in my box, but never a survey. i wouldn't fill it out either April, especially if they had the nerve to send me a reminder.
 

treeguy64 said:
I had two, self-inking, rubber stamps made: "<--- Return to Sender," and "Stop Sending Me This Crap!" They seem to do the trick.
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LOL!!! I love this and may try it myself!

SeaBreeze said:
I got a lot of Medicare Advantage spam mail in my box, but never a survey. i wouldn't fill it out either April, especially if they had the nerve to send me a reminder.
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I'm not going to do anything unless it is what treeguy64 did. If I don't do that, it goes to my trash. I did another search online yesterday and found that this same company has been pestering people by calling them not just once but repeatedly. That made me start thinking that I probably have their phone number blocked so they can't call me so they are making it up my sending me junk mail. I'm not giving them anything that they want to know. In the search results, some were saying that our insurance company gave them our names to find out how they can improve their service and that is why they are doing this. They are going to have to find out from someone else if that is true. These days you can't be too careful.
 
AprilSun said:
I'm not going to do anything unless it is what treeguy64 did. If I don't do that, it goes to my trash. I did another search online yesterday and found that this same company has been pestering people by calling them not just once but repeatedly. That made me start thinking that I probably have their phone number blocked so they can't call me so they are making it up my sending me junk mail. I'm not giving them anything that they want to know. In the search results, some were saying that our insurance company gave them our names to find out how they can improve their service and that is why they are doing this. They are going to have to find out from someone else if that is true. These days you can't be too careful.
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This is the first year that I've received that survey in the mail, and I've been on Medicare for 10 years. Like you, I trashed it, then got the follow-up card reminder with the mention of another survey coming. Also will trash that one when it comes.
I will not do surveys!!
I've had insurance companies coming out of the woodwork lately digging for information. Have no idea what it's all about, but it sure is annoying.
 
Bonnie said:
This is the first year that I've received that survey in the mail, and I've been on Medicare for 10 years. Like you, I trashed it, then got the follow-up card reminder with the mention of another survey coming. Also will trash that one when it comes.
I will not do surveys!!
I've had insurance companies coming out of the woodwork lately digging for information. Have no idea what it's all about, but it sure is annoying.
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This is the first year I've received them too and like you, I refuse to do surveys. Really, IF our insurance company put them up to it, they're not really thinking. Why should we believe that it's because our insurance company wants them to with as much telemarketing that is nothing but scams out there? Yes, it is very annoying!
 
treeguy64 said:
I had two, self-inking, rubber stamps made: "<--- Return to Sender," and "Stop Sending Me This Crap!" They seem to do the trick.
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I save my junk mail, and when I get one of these nonsense letters, and it has a return envelope, I stuff some junk mail in their envelope, and send that back to them....with nothing inside the envelope to clue them in as to my name and address. I figure since they have to pay the return postage, that helps support the USPS.
 
I got another one of these surveys in my mail today. Last year was my first time and it went into the trash so apparently they can't take a hint. This one is going in the trash too! They are such a nuisance!
 
Don M. said:
I save my junk mail, and when I get one of these nonsense letters, and it has a return envelope, I stuff some junk mail in their envelope, and send that back to them....with nothing inside the envelope to clue them in as to my name and address. I figure since they have to pay the return postage, that helps support the USPS.
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I do as well, and I use my imagination when selecting what to send them. If I am not busy, I'll write a note: "You send me some crap that I don't want, and I'll send you some crap that you don't want. I'm retired, I can keep this up forever."
 
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