Medicare Scams
In a telephone survey conducted in 2010, one fifth of Americans over 65 reported that they had been subject to
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Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities
Improper Payments Paid Out by Medicare is the Lowest since 2013
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stated that the number of improper payments paid out by Medicare is
Read MoreMedicare Fraud Schemes Reaching as High as $200 Million
Medicare Fraud Strike Force along with Federal law enforcement officials around the country continue to crack down on provider Medicare
Read MoreScam Alert: You Do Not Pay for Your New Medicare Card!
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns seniors to hang up if they receive calls from individuals claiming to be from
Read MoreMedicare Recouping Nearly $3 Billion in Capitation Payments on behalf of Deceased Beneficiaries
According to a federal audit, CMS was “generally effective” in making sure that Medicare capitation payments were not made on
Read MoreMedicare’s Fraud Audit is Undergoing a Major Overhaul
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to implement a new audit strategy in which Medicare administrative contractors, or
Read MoreImproper and Overpayments for Medicare and Medicare Advantage Costs Taxpayers Almost $60 Billion
In 2016, the federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans.
Read MoreFraud And Billing Mistakes Cost Medicare — And Taxpayers — Tens Of Billions Last Year
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private
Read MoreDesperate for addiction treatment, patients are pawns in lucrative insurance fraud scheme
(By David Armstrong for STAT and Evan Allen for Boston Globe) Drug users, desperate to break addictions to heroin or
Read MoreCorporate Whistleblower Center Urging Doctors to Call Them About Violations of Medicare’s False Claims Act
Prompted by a Justice Department announcement in June that Genesis Healthcare would pay the federal government more than $53.6 million
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