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Feds Put an End to $1.2 Billion Medicare Brace Scam
In one of the largest fraud take-downs yet, federal agents broke up a $1.2 billion Medicare brace scam earlier...
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Durable Medical Equipment ~ Medicare Scams on the Rise
Durable medical equipment is one of the top arenas where Medicare fraud truly has run amok. Here’s a prime...
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SMP Warning: “Free” Genetic Testing or Cancer Screenings Offers Are a Scam
If you are approached by someone who offers a “free” genetic testing or cancer screening, turn it down. This...
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Beneficiaries Pay the Price for Hospice Fraud
Hospice fraud continues to be one of the top three types of Medicare fraud reported to our California Senior...
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Beware of Fake Calls Regarding Your Social Security Number
Last fall we warned of “spoofed” Social Security phone scams, where scammers “appear” to be from Social Security and...
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DME Conviction & Fraud Settlement Reported
Durable medical equipment (DME) fraud continues to be one of the top kinds of fraud reported to our California...
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CMS’ Medicare Provider Directories Have High Levels of Inaccuracies
While Medicare’s open enrollment completed last Friday, December 7, beneficiaries who enrolled into or switched Medicare Advantage plans in...
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Service Coordinators’ Suspicions of Healthcare Fraud Lead to SMP Cases
Wondering what some of the recent fraud trends are? One of our best gauges on what’s “hot” in fraud...
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Medicare’s Open Enrollment Ends Friday, Dec 7 ~ Now’s the Time to Make Your Coverage Choices for 2019
Have you made your health care coverage choices for 2019? If so, great! If not, now is the time,...
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Protect Yourself from Marketing Misconduct ~ Know What Plans & Agents Cannot Do
As we’re now over three weeks into Medicare’s open enrollment, it’s important to review your coverage options, AND to...