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Related: About this forumObama’s Attack on Medicare Fraud Reaps Record Results for Second Year in a Row
Obamas Attack on Medicare Fraud Reaps Record Results for Second Year in a Row
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According to a report on The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act Teams (HEAT) performance released Monday, for the second year in a row, Obamas plan to attack Medicare Fraud reaped recording breaking results.
The Feds recovered $4.2 billion of taxpayers money last year from legal proceedings, settlements and penalties. In 2011, joint efforts to attack Medicare fraud resulted in a record of $4.1 billion dollars. That is compared to the $2.86 billion recovered in 2010 before Obamas policies to attack Medicare Fraud existed.
In May 2012, Medicare Strike Force teams charged 107 people, including licensed health care professionals in seven cities, who were allegedly involved in schemes involving over $452 million in false billing.
In 2011, the same teams charged 115 people, including health care professionals, companies and executives for suspected participation in Medicare fraud schemes that involved over $240 million in false billing. In another case, 91 suspects were charged for their alleged involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme that involved $290 million + in false billings.
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Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/attacking-medicare-fraud-saves-billions-year-row.html
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Obama’s Attack on Medicare Fraud Reaps Record Results for Second Year in a Row (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Feb 2013
OP
This is a problem for Medicare and it makes me happy action is being taken.
Thinkingabout
Feb 2013
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TroglodyteScholar
(5,477 posts)1. Shit, that's not exactly pocket change! n/t
Cha
(297,323 posts)2. Excellent! this is what is meant by "cuts to medicare".. not
the members benefits.
Thanks Tx
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)3. This is a problem for Medicare and it makes me happy action is being taken.
More time should be taken to check out the medical equipment suppliers. They rent an office in a strip center and start fraudulent billing. They are very good at this scheme.
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)4. Most corporations, when faced with fraud....
tend to increase their offices-staff and budgets-dealing with it.
Republicans tend to defund government agencies' fraud budgets.
WTG President Obama.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,204 posts)5. In these days of electronic records
patients and their family members should be able to review their records and all charges online.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)6. Kick! n/t