Category Archives: Fraud and Abuse

ANOTHER RECORD FRAUD BUST

POSTED ON MAY 3, 2012 BY TODD RODRIGUEZ When it comes to record-breaking Medicare fraud busts, the hits keep coming.  The feds announced today another nationwide takedown of physicians and other healthcare providers for Medicare fraud totaling in excess of … Continue reading

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HHS Office of Inspector General Releases Priorities for Fiscal Year 2012

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been busy combating fraud and abuse over the last few years – the monies it has recovered more than doubled from 2006 to 2010, topping $4 … Continue reading

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DRAMATIC RISE IN HEALTHCARE FRAUD PROSECUTIONS

For the last couple of years I have been telling my physician and provider clients that they should expect to see a dramatic rise in healthcare health fraud investigations and prosecutions. According to a recent article published by USA Today citing statistics released by … Continue reading

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MEDICARE STING LARGEST IN THE HISTORY

Federal health care fraud enforcement authorities announced last week that they successfully carried out another major national health care fraud sting which they say is the largest of its kind. According to a Press Release by the Department of Justice, efforts by … Continue reading

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