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Wisconsin Tackles Medicaid Fraud with New Office

A new state office will track Medicaid and other entitlement fraud in Wisconsin. WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio explains: Alan White will direct the office. He spent more than a dozen years with a state bureau that investigated fraud among Medicaid providers. In overseeing the new agency, White will fold in positions and money from other [...]

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Wisconsin Gets $389K in Fraud Case

Wisconsin’s Medicaid program will receive more than $389,000 in a settlement with a healthcare provider guilty of filing false claims. It is a portion of the $150 million nationwide settlement Maxim Healthcare Services made with the Justice Department. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Maxim defrauded Medicaid and Veterans programs throughout the nation. The Justice [...]

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Suspect Medicaid Fraud? Here’s How to Report It

Do you suspect Medicaid fraud, but aren’t quite sure if it is wrong – or how to report it? The U.S. Department of  Health and Human Services says you should watch out for these items: Cash payment for your Medicaid number. Everyone in a group patient setting receives the same treatment, pharmaceuticals or equipment, like [...]

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State Nets $310K in Medicaid Fraud Case

Wisconsin is one of several states to settle with a pharmaceutical company accused of lying about the effects of a drug so doctors would prescribe it. The $42.5 million settlement includes payments to the federal government, which jointly funds Medicaid with the state. A whistleblower told authorities that Alpharma misled medical officials about the effects [...]

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