Crackdown on Medicare Fraud
TweetNPR did an interesting story looking at Medicare frauds growing numbers, and how the government is working to crack down on those abusing the system.
Medicare fraud is among the most common types of health care fraud. The Obama administration has requested a funding increase in an effort to cut down the Medicare fraud. These efforts have been successful in the Miami area, which has the highest rates of both Medicare fraud and prosecutions.
Recently, the fraud teams have been set up in cities like Detroit and Brooklyn, area’s where Medicare fraud was starting to turn up more. Many of those cases were developed by the same Miami criminals who were looking to move to an area where there was less crackdown and scrutiny.
The schemes are constantly changing, however, making catching those involved difficult. One of the first popular scams was based on durable medical equipment like wheelchairs and walkers. Then HIV infusion clinics and home health care were targeted. The enforcement teams are often left simply trying to play catch up with the constantly changing schemes and locations.
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NPR – Miami Serves As Model In Medicare Fraud Crackdown
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