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U.S. Charges 11 in Russia-Based Scheme to Bilk Medicare of $10.6 Billion
In what is potentially among the largest frauds in Medicare history, prosecutors say hundreds of thousands of people were ...
11 charged in major Medicare fraud bust, including Brooklyn business owner
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have now charged 11 people in one of the largest Medicare fraud busts in history.
Medicare recipients say Queens-based business is filing bogus claims for unwanted medical supplies
People from across the country say a Queens-based business is charging their Medicare accounts for medical supplies they ...
Lawmakers Seek to Close VA Loophole That Funnels Billions to Private Medicare Insurers
A Wall Street Journal investigation found the federal government paid insurers an estimated $44 billion from 2018 through ...
Brooklyn business owner among 11 charged in major Medicare fraud bust
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have now charged 11 people in one of the largest Medicare fraud busts in history, including ...
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Retired and confused about Medicare Part B? You’re not alone
From late penalties to premium reimbursements, here’s what every retired fed should understand about enrolling in Medicare ...
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Medicare Advantage Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Insurer And Broker Misconduct
The case, originally filed by a whistleblower in 2021, alleges that MAOs paid agents and brokers illegal kickbacks to drive ...
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OBBBA Would Accelerate Social Security and Medicare Insolvency
The bill does not include any significant direct changes to Social Security and Medicare, since the reconciliation Byrd rule ...
5 Surprising Special Services Medicare Still Covers
Many retirees think of Medicare when it comes to covering hospital visits and doctor's appointments. But it offers support ...
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As Social Security, Medicare Barrel Toward Insolvency, Pressure Grows on Politicians To Act To Avoid Benefit Cuts
The trust funds for both programs are on pace to run dry by 2033, triggering an automatic 23 percent cut in seniors’ Social ...
Owner of Spring Hill lab company sentenced in Medicare kickback conspiracy
The owner and chief executive operator of a Spring Hill-based company that owned and operated laboratories was sentenced in ...
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TONI SAYS: America: Is learning about Medicare’s options stressing you?
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