The Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against 91 people including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals allegedly involved in a nationwide Medicare fraud scheme in eight cities totaling $295 million in false billing.
“The defendants charged in this takedown are accused of stealing precious taxpayer resources and defrauding Medicare – jeopardizing the integrity of our health care system and our nation’s most critical health care program for personal gain,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a press release. “Our highly coordinated, nationwide Strike Force operations are working aggressively to combat Medicare fraud and our anti-health care fraud efforts have never been more innovative, collaborative, aggressive – or effective. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners and partners across government to fight against health care fraud.”
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Ambulance companies have been doing it for years now. About 95% of the ambulance transports are not medically necessary, but they transport and bill anyway. This is a multimillion dollar industry bilking Medicare, Medicaid and the insurance companies. Why do you think Fruitland just got into the ambulance business? Not because it is a community service!!
I wonder if anyone in our area is involved. I know for a fact that one local dentist/periodontist is currently being investigated for fraud.
Only a matter of time.
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