New tools to fight Medicare and Medicaid fraud
The federal health programs of Medicare and Medicaid are a plum target for fraudsters due in part to the large
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Illegal Activities
Fentanyl As A Dark Web Profit Center, From Chinese Labs To U.S. Streets
(By Dave Davies for NPR) More than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, and a growing number of
Read MoreTales Of Corporate Painkiller Pushing: ‘The Death Rates Just Soared’
(By Dave Davies for NPR) Nearly 2,000 cities, towns and counties across America are currently participating in a massive multi-district
Read MoreNews report on healthcare billing fraud prompts senators’ call for federal action
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Six U.S. senators are seeking more information about CMS efforts to combat healthcare
Read MoreGenetic-Testing Scam Targets Seniors And Rips Off Medicare
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) The 86-year-old woman in rural Utah doesn’t usually answer solicitations from strangers, she
Read MoreFederal Suit Alleges ‘Staggering’ Urine Drug Testing Fraud At Tennessee Pain Clinics
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) The Justice Department on Monday accused a defunct chain of Tennessee-based pain clinics
Read MoreBeware: As technology becomes more sophisticated, so do scammers
Warning: Scammers targeting Medicare recipients with new genetic testing scheme. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of
Read MoreHHS OIG warns against genetic testing scam
(By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General issued a fraud alert
Read MoreHospitals Accused Of Paying Doctors Large Kickbacks In Quest For Patients
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) For a hospital that had once labored to break even, Wheeling Hospital displayed
Read MorePain Clinics’ Doctors Needlessly Tested Hundreds Of Urine Samples, Court Records Show
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) A Tennessee-based chain of pain clinics that abruptly shut down last summer faces
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