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Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Illegal Activities Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

Callers pretend to be SSM Health in latest insurance scam

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) St. Louis-based SSM Health and Dean Health Plan are warning patients of efforts

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Illegal Activities Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Medicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers

November 11, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of

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How to protect yourself from fraud

September 20, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

Medicare open enrollment is right around the corner, and so are the fraudsters and scammers waiting to take advantage of

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Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities Part D/Prescription Drugs 

Guard your card: How to protect your Medicare card

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) The next Medicare Open Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7) is coming fast, which means con

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Illegal Activities Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

Justice Department Targets Data Mining in Medicare Advantage Fraud Case

September 15, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) The Justice Department has accused an upstate New York health insurance plan for

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Prevent Medicare fraud — become an informed Medicare consumer

March 4, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Source- www.medicare.gov/blog) Each day, you make important choices about your finances, health, privacy, and more. It’s National Consumer Protection Week

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CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

From 2014 to 2017, CMS had an improper payment rate of 60.7 percent

January 29, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

According to a new Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its

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CMS DHS -OIG Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

Coding errors led to overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans

September 23, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

Incorrect diagnosis codes from providers led to a $14 million windfall for some Medicare Advantage plans according to a recent

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DHS -OIG Hospice/Home Health Services Medicare - General Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

Medicare overpaid hospitals $267M, OIG says

August 11, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare overpaid hospitals more than $267 million over a two-year period for inpatient claims

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Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities 

Department of Justice files lawsuit against Cigna

August 7, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the health insurer Cigna for allegedly submitting $1.4 billion in false

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