Federal officials in Washington just finished what they are calling a “nationwide takedown” of medical professionals who have been charged with Medicare fraud. This time, 107 people have been accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for a total of almost half a billion dollars. This is the latest effort to reduce Medicare fraud in order to keep the cost of Medicare manageable. In September of 2011, the federal government strengthened the insurance fraud laws. The changes increased the length of prison terms for people who commit insurance fraud. It added additional people to the strike force teams. New technology started being … Continue reading →

Federal investigators recently did the biggest takedown in Medicare task force history. They charged nearly 100 people in eight different cities with attempting to fraud the Medicare program. Part of the health care reform laws include stronger anti-fraud laws. The Obama administration has enacted many changes on health care reform. Some of those changes include an increase in efforts to catch people who have attempted to commit insurance fraud. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the fraud law that was created as part of the health reform laws is “one of the strongest anti-fraud laws in history”. … Continue reading →