Tag Archive | "medicare fraud"

Webinar on Medicare Fraud Now Available

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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This month, GeorgiaCare offered a free webinar to seniors with questions about Medicare. The show took live calls through a phone bank, and qualified panelists answered questions about Medicare and Medicaid services, Medicare fraud and other scams. While some answers may be Georgia-specific, the webinar offers excellent information for anyone with similar questions. The broadcast [...]

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Facility for Disabled Investigated for Drug Fraud

Friday, November 4, 2011

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Authorities are investigating possible drug fraud at a facility for the mentally disabled. A county health employee reported that Friendship Manor in Kewaunee County had asked for reimbursement for a Vicodin prescription, but facility records show that drug never went to the patient, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports. The paper also says that the several agencies [...]

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Alabama Firm Charged with Fraud

Friday, September 30, 2011

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The feds have launched a Medicare Fraud case against Alabama-based SouthernCare. Just two years ago, SouthernCare settled another fraud suit in its home state for nearly $25 million. This time, a former employee filed the suit using the False Claims Act after federal officials refused to pursue charges, Madison.com reports. From the story: Karina Christensen [...]

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Task Force Nabs 91 in Multi-Million Dollar Medicare Fraud Case

Thursday, September 8, 2011

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The Medicare Fraud Strike Force struck hard last week week in eight American cities, arresting 91 people for bilking the federal government for more than $295 million. It was the largest dollar amount associated with a takedown in the history of the task force. According to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services: [...]

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Feds Use Bank Technology to Fight Fraud

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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In a recent post at HealthCare.gov, Richard Sorian, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, discusses how the government tracks Medicare fraudsters. This information – along with other fraud news – was shared at the 6th annual Health Care Fraud Prevention Summit in Philadelphia. He explains: And we are continuing to use our resources to stop each [...]

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Florida Men Plead Guilty to Medicare Fraud

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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Two Miami men pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare for more than $750,000 in fraudulent claims. According to Tampa Bay Online, Angel Gonzalez, 43, and Adrian Chalarca, 24, paid bribes to Medicare recipients so that they could bill for physical therapy never received. About a dozen people have been arrested as a result of this Justice [...]

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Wisconsin SMP’s Conrad Profiled in Article

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Anna Marie Lux profiled Wisconsin SMP’s Director Elizabeth Conrad in a recent post at the Janesville Gazette. Read the column below: Fraud buster: State program targets Medicare scams The crime is so widespread—with so much never detected—that no one knows for sure how much it costs taxpayers. But one widely used estimate of annual health [...]

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Whistleblower Angered by Fraud Investigation Pay Off

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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Matthew Snorek spent five years of his life proving fraud at Dr. Comfort, a factory that produces custom insoles for patients. Snorek says officials had him made computer images of insoles – but never actually produced them – them sent Medicare the bill, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Snorek’s whistleblower efforts led to a $27 million [...]

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Cracking Down

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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A recent video shows how the federal government is cracking down on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. The video is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services YouTube channel. Watch the video below or by clicking this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/cmshhsgov#p/u/14/7NOwdkRDBCw

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California Gang Bilks Medicare of Millions

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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A California gang netted $11 million in Medicare reimbursements for fraudulent claims on wheel chairs, oxygen tanks and other supplies covered by Medicare Part B. Nine of the gang members face federal charges, CaliforniaWatch.org reports. Loopholes in the Medicare system made it easy for the gang to set up a fake shop and take advantage [...]

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