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U.S. investigates alleged Medicare fraud scheme estimated at $2 …

(3 days ago) WEBFebruary 9, 2024 at 4:31 p.m. EST. The office building that houses Royce Medical Supply in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The company is among seven firms identified in an alleged …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/09/medicare-alleged-fraud-catheters/

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DOJ targets nationwide health care fraud scheme involving over …

(9 days ago) WEBCNN —. The Justice Department announced a sweeping enforcement effort Wednesday aimed at health care, telemedicine and illegal prescription schemes totaling of $2.5 …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/politics/doj-health-care-fraud-scheme/index.html

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Staggering Rise in Catheter Bills Suggests Medicare Scam

(8 days ago) WEBThe report used a federal database of Medicare claims that is available to researchers. The massive uptick in billing for catheters included $2 billion charged by …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/health/medicare-billing-scam-catheters.html

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Justice Department charges 78 in multibillion-dollar health care …

(Just Now) WEBThe Justice Department announced charges against 78 people related to health care fraud schemes. Federal and state law enforcement offices brought criminal …

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184795720/78-people-face-charges-for-2-5-billion-in-attempted-health-care-fraud-doj-says

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Feds charge 36 in alleged health care fraud schemes totaling

(6 days ago) WEBFeds charge 36 in alleged health care fraud schemes totaling $1.2 billion. By Robert Legare. Edited By Stefan Becket. July 20, 2022 / 11:34 AM EDT / CBS News. …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-care-fraud-justice-department-charges-1-2-billion/

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Health Fraud Scams FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration

(8 days ago) WEBHealth fraud scams waste money and can lead to delays in getting proper diagnosis and treatment. They can also cause serious or even fatal injuries. Health Fraud News

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams

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How to Spot a Wellness Scam - The New York Times

(Just Now) WEBMenopause costs working women an estimated $1.8 billion in lost productivity. Alisha Haridasani Gupta reports on a new Mayo Clinic study that examines …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/well/live/health-wellness-scam.html

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US announces charges in $2.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown

(9 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced federal and local criminal charges targeting 78 defendants across 16 states as part of a law enforcement …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-announces-charges-25-billion-healthcare-fraud-takedown-2023-06-28/

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DOJ charges 138 with health-care fraud, including opioids, Covid

(2 days ago) WEBFeds charge 138, including doctors, with $1.4 billion in health-care fraud involving telemedicine, Covid, opioids. The Department of Justice announced criminal …

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/doj-charges-138-with-health-care-fraud-including-opioids-covid-telemedicine.html

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A New Medicare Advantage Fraud Case Is Taking Aim At Data …

(Just Now) WEBA New Medicare Advantage Fraud Case Is Taking Aim At Data Mining : Shots - Health News In a civil suit filed this week, the Justice Department accuses a …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/14/1036776812/medicare-advantage-fraud-data-mining

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DOJ announces 78 people charged over $2.5 billion in false health …

(5 days ago) WEBAndrew Harrer/ via Getty Images. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against …

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-announces-78-people-charged-nationwide-health-care/story?id=100447219

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Dozens in 16 States Charged With Health Care Fraud Schemes, …

(6 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several health care fraud and prescription drug schemes, including one …

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-06-28/dozens-in-16-states-charged-with-health-care-fraud-schemes-including-1-9b-in-bogus-claims

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Justice Department Charges Dozens for $1.2 Billion in Health Care …

(3 days ago) WEBPrior to the charges announced as part of today’s nationwide enforcement action and since its inception in March 2007, the Health Care Fraud Strike Force, which …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-dozens-12-billion-health-care-fraud

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How to spot and avoid common health scams Consumer Advice

(7 days ago) WEBKnow that the government wouldn’t hide proven remedies from you. If an ad offers a treatment that the seller claims the government or pharmaceutical industry …

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2021/11/how-spot-and-avoid-common-health-scams

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Office of Public Affairs National Health Care Fraud Enforcement

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice announced today criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-charges-involving-over-14-billion

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How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for Billions - The New …

(3 days ago) WEBThe New York Times. But a New York Times review of dozens of fraud lawsuits, inspector general audits and investigations by watchdogs shows how major …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html

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Common Health Scams Consumer Advice - Federal Trade …

(3 days ago) WEBExample of a bogus claim: They may use bogus phrases like, “scientific breakthrough,” “miraculous cure,” “secret ingredient,” “exclusive product,” or “ancient …

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/common-health-scams

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No easy fixes to Obamacare enrollment fraud : Shots - Health …

(3 days ago) WEBThe company has a 10-person fraud investigation team, he said, which has seen "a significant spike in concerns about unauthorized switching." KFF Health …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/07/1249417648/aca-health-insurance-brokers-obamacare-stop-fraud

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Health misinformation is on the rise - The Conversation

(9 days ago) WEBThe costs of health misinformation. Beliefs in such myths have come at the highest cost. An estimated 319,000 COVID-19 deaths that occurred between January …

https://theconversation.com/health-misinformation-is-rampant-on-social-media-heres-what-it-does-why-it-spreads-and-what-people-can-do-about-it-217059

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Health Care Fraud — FBI

(Just Now) WEBThe recent sentencing of a Texas woman to 10 years in prison marked the end of a long-running, multi-million-dollar health care fraud scheme that placed …

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/health-care-fraud

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Hacked health care giant makes progress in recovery, but …

(Just Now) WEBThe health insurance billing system in the United States is stabilizing following an unprecedented cyberattack on a key company last month, but smaller …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/tech/health-insurance-billing-system-cyberattack/index.html

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These are the fake health news that went viral in 2019

(8 days ago) WEBAn NBC News analysis raises concerns about just what information people might have found in 2019. The most viral health misinformation in 2019 was on the …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/social-media-hosted-lot-fake-health-news-year-here-s-n1107466

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Americans Lost $16M in Health Scams This Year Healthnews

(2 days ago) WEBVarious healthcare frauds cost Americans over $16 million in Q1 2024, a ten-fold increase from the same period last year. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …

https://healthnews.com/news/healthcare-fraud-losses/

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Ransomware attack on U.S. health care payment processor

(9 days ago) WEBFallout from a ransomware attack on the country’s largest health care payment processor is “the most serious incident of its kind leveled against a U.S. health …

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ransomware-attack-us-health-care-payment-processor-serious-incident-ki-rcna141322

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBCNN —. A cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, an …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last …

(9 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in …

https://apnews.com/article/older-people-fraud-fbi-report-c0da7899f667f9daace4926d5ff3f427

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NBA's Glen 'Big Daddy' Davis sentenced to 40 months for …

(Just Now) WEBMay 10 (UPI) -- A federal court on Friday sentenced former NBA champion Glen "Big Daddy" Davis to 40 months in prison for his part in a scheme to defraud the …

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/05/10/glen-davis-nba-health-care-fraud/4281715375689/

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WEBBusiness News Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care The attack follows another one that has …

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ascension-health-cyberattack-disrupts-patient-care-what-happened-rcna151462

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Ex-NBA Player Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis Gets 40 Months for Fraud

(9 days ago) WEBListen. 1:37. Former National Basketball Association player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was ordered to spend more than three years behind bars for participating in a …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-09/ex-nba-player-glen-big-baby-davis-gets-40-months-for-fraud

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Glen Davis: NBA champion sentenced to 40 months in prison for

(8 days ago) WEBFormer NBA champion Glen Davis has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his part in a scheme to defraud the league’s health care plan out of millions of …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/sport/glen-davis-sentenced-prison-defraud-nba-health-plan-spt-intl/index.html

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96-year-old 'Bumma' turns tables on relentless scam callers - New …

(6 days ago) WEBBumma, 96, pokes fun at scam callers who relentlessly call her trying to steal her money. Storyful. “She loves messing with them and getting a good laugh!” …

https://nypost.com/2024/05/12/us-news/96-year-old-bumma-turns-tables-on-relentless-scam-callers/

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Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering and

(5 days ago) WEBShe faces up to 20 years in prison for each count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to violate the …

https://www.dhs.gov/hsi/news/2024/05/09/defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-fraud-money-laundering-and-unlawful-export

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Ex-NBA player Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months in …

(1 days ago) WEBIn November, Davis was found guilty of health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to make false statements and conspiracy to commit health care and wire …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2024/05/09/glen-big-baby-davis-prison-sentence-defraud-nba-healthcare-scheme/73629712007/

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Is fluoride in drinking water safe? What to know as some cities ban it

(3 days ago) WEBAll cite studies that show it reduces tooth decay by 25%. “Drinking fluoridated water keeps teeth strong and reduces cavities,” the CDC said in a statement to NBC …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fluoride-safe-drinking-water-cities-ban-rcna143605

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Rapper NBA YoungBoy is held on $100K bail in Utah prescription …

(9 days ago) WEBLOGAN, Utah (AP) — A judge in Utah has set a $100,000 bond for rapper NBA YoungBoy, who faces dozens of charges involving a fraudulent prescription operation he …

https://apnews.com/article/nba-youngboy-utah-charges-prescription-drugs-bond-05c252a2c7e3613d06623a3df83a623c

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Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand - The New York Times

(9 days ago) WEBOn today’s episode. Jonah E. Bromwich, who covers criminal justice in New York for The New York Times. Stormy Daniels leaving court on Thursday, after a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/podcasts/the-daily/stormy-daniels-trump.html

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