Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported since Oct.
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Illegal Activities
Beware: Claims predators want to prey on your benefits
(Source – news.va.gov) Have you noticed advertisements from companies offering to help with the VA claims and appeals process? Do
Read MoreCMS cracks down on ‘unauthorized’ ACA broker activity
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has issued new policies aimed at blocking “unauthorized changes” from brokers when
Read MoreLawsuit Alleges Obamacare Plan-Switching Scheme Targeted Low-Income Consumers
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) A wide-ranging lawsuit filed Friday outlines a moneymaking scheme by which large insurance
Read MoreACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees’ OK
(By Julie Appleby for NPR) Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to
Read MoreChange attack update: What 15 payers discussed with the Biden administration
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fifteen insurers and trade groups met with Biden administration officials March 18 to
Read MoreThe ransomware groups targeting healthcare
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Russia-based ransomware gang ALPHV/Blackcat, aka BlackCat, has made headlines due to its attack
Read MoreSomeone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care
(By Michelle Andrews for NPR) After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million
Read MoreFraudsters Are Duping Homeless People Into Signing Up for ACA Plans They Can’t Afford
(By Daniel Chang for KFF Health News) MIAMI — Mary Zhelyazkova was surprised when pharmacists at Florida’s largest safety net
Read More‘Modern gangsters’: Ohio sues 3 PBMs for alleged price fixing
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Ohio attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit
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