Posts Tagged ‘fraud’
President Announces Plans To Crack Down On Health Care Fraud
The Boston Globe: “President Barack Obama said Tuesday he’ll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system. … Obama’s anti-fraud announcement was aimed directly at the political middle.” “Waste and fraud are pervasive problems for Medicare and Medicaid. …
Medical ID Thefts Can Harm Patients’ Health; Prosecutors Go After Medicare Fraud
News outlets covered different aspects of fraud in the health care system. NPR/KSMU: “Experts say a different type of identity theft is on the rise — one that could compromise both the victim’s credit and physical safety…
Eye To Eye: Medicare Fraud
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Sharyl Attkisson speaks with two former employees of Kyphon Inc., a company accused of overcharging Medicare by forcing osteoporosis patients to stay overnight in a hospital for a simple procedure.
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Federal Officials Seek To Root Out Financial And Medicare Fraud
Reuters: “The head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal division told a gathering of criminal defense lawyers on Thursday that the division was using tools ‘not often seen in white collar cases’ to combat financial fraud,” which includes Medicare…
Officials Crack Down On Medicare Fraud In Miami And Los Angeles
NPR: “When it comes to health care fraud, schemes that target Medicare are among the most common and lucrative. That’s because the $400 billion federal program is a fat and easy target. The Obama administration … has requested an increase for an effort to crack down on Medicare fraud…
Medicaid And Other State Programs Face Questions About Fraud, Other Difficulties
The New Mexico Independent: The state’s Medicaid Fraud Division said two state agencies, the Health Department and Human Services Department that administer the Medicaid program, “‘filtered’ and ’sanitized’ information and documents requested by investigators, hindering numerous investigations.” The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wil investigate the allegations (Furlow, 2/10)…
Doctor, Executive Who Pled Guilty To Medicare Fraud Leave Ailing Practices Behind Them
Health care providers with employees who committed Medicare fraud also face consequences. The Memphis Daily News reports that the Eye Specialty Group “can’t help but question their decision to turn in a colleague for Medicare fraud. Doing the right thing, they said, has been a costly business decision…
Virginia AG Works To Increase Outpatient Treatment For Mentally Ill; Iowa Hospitals Oppose Medicare Fraud Bill
News outlets report on health care developments in Virginia, the District of Columbia, California, Iowa, Maryland, Maine and Michigan. The Virginia attorney general wants to increase access to outpatient treatment for the mentally ill, The Washington Post reports…
Medicare Fraud Round-Up: N.D. Beneficiaries Getting Illegal Phone Calls, Doctor Indicted In Ohio
The Bismarck Tribune reports on a new scheme “asking seniors to pay up for not having Part D coverage. The scammers have been calling beneficiaries saying they owe a penalty for not having the Part D prescription drug coverage and that they need to pay the fine right away, said a release from the office of the Insurance Commissioner” (1/20). The Fargo, N.D…
Health Care Fraud Is Big Business
Health care fraud has become a multi-billion dollar industry – up to $100 billion a year, according to estimates – for scammers and organized crime gangs, CNNMoney reports. In recent months health care identity theft has topped the list of crimes, a con in which criminals to tap real patient information to rack up fake charges…
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