How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for NPR) In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage
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KHN Investigation: The System Feds Rely On to Stop Repeat Health Fraud Is Broken
(By Sarah Jane Tribble and Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) The federal system meant to stop health care business
Read moreLawmaker investigating Medicare Advantage marketing tactics
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has launched a probe into potentially deceptive
Read moreMore than $5B recovered from healthcare false claims: 5 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department obtained more than $5.6 billion in fraud and false claims
Read moreCallers pretend to be SSM Health in latest insurance scam
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) St. Louis-based SSM Health and Dean Health Plan are warning patients of efforts
Read moreOfficials Struggle to Regulate Pop-Up Covid Testing Sites — And Warn Patients to Beware
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — In recent months, mobile covid-19 testing tents and vans have
Read moreMedicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of
Read moreMedtronic releases urgent recall for insulin pump vulnerable to hackers: 3 details
(By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medtronic has issued an urgent recall for the remote control of certain insulin pumps
Read moreHow to protect yourself from fraud
Medicare open enrollment is right around the corner, and so are the fraudsters and scammers waiting to take advantage of
Read moreJustice Department Targets Data Mining in Medicare Advantage Fraud Case
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) The Justice Department has accused an upstate New York health insurance plan for
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