Print Share Buzz up!4retweet0diggsdiggI'd like to see our Governor concentrate his savings efforts in this manner, instead of taking benefits away from elderly people who need them--if there are elderly people abusing the system, then crack down on them too, but make the emphasis on saving money through eliminating fraud in the system, rather than eliminating benefits to sick people.
Federal agents paid a doctor's visit to several healthcare practitioners Thursday as part of a major Medicare fraud bust that netted 30 arrests in Miami.
Doctors, nurses and physical therapists were among those rounded up for submitting phony claims to the federal program that resulted in tens of millions of dollars in paid benefits.
The suspects took advantage of their elderly patients by submitting claims to Medicare for services never performed.
The total bill: $225 million.
Medicare Fraudsters Arrested in Bulk
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Michael Dobrushin is led in handcuffs from FBI... The Miami arrests were part of a nationwide sting designed to snuff out Medicare fraud.
In total over 100 healthcare providers were busted in what some federal officials are calling the largest single round up in U.S. history.
Two Miami doctors and several nurses from ABC Home Health Care Inc. were charged with swindling $25 million by writing fake prescriptions recommending nurses and other expensive aids to treat homebound patients, authorities said.
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Failing Health: 30 Doctors, Nurses Busted for Medicare Fraud | NBC Miami
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scooterbug44scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertA statistic I frequently hear is that 1% of Medicare costs are from fraud.
That's a lot of savings.
P.S. Obamacare had provisions making it easier to find and prosecute fraud.
That's a lot of savings.
P.S. Obamacare had provisions making it easier to find and prosecute fraud.
30ashopper30ashopperSoWal InsiderRight here!6,845 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Insider
30ashopperSoWal InsiderRight here!6,845 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderIf Medicare didn't exist there'd be no system to defraud, and all that money we pay into it would be in our pockets rather than the pockets of these criminals.
scooterbug44scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
scooterbug44SoWal ExpertSowal16,706 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertNo matter what system exists, someone will try to defraud it.
The system is not the problem, the criminal is.
People steal from vending machines, should we get rid of vending machines?
The system is not the problem, the criminal is.
People steal from vending machines, should we get rid of vending machines?
in case anyone is interested, here is a link to health related bills filed in the Fl Legislature:
http://www.healthnewsflorida.org/at_the_capitol
http://www.healthnewsflorida.org/at_the_capitol
30A Skunkape30A SkunkapeSkunkyBackatown Seagrove10,329 postsJoined View profileMessageSkunky
30A SkunkapeSkunkyBackatown Seagrove10,329 postsJoined View profileMessageSkunkyA statistic I frequently hear is that 1% of Medicare costs are from fraud.
That's a lot of savings.
P.S. Obamacare had provisions making it easier to find and prosecute fraud.
96% goes to the scooter store and 1% goes to worthless crap like $500 vacuum penis erection devices that medicare will gladly pay for.:bang:
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JesusBeach LoverWhere I live it's absolute heaven!123 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Loverlike $500 vacuum penis erection devices that medicare will gladly pay for.:bang:
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