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Health Insurance Whistleblower: Medicare Advantage …

(Just Now) WEBMany of the nation’s largest health insurance companies have made billions of dollars in profits by overbilling the U.S. government’s Medicare Advantage program. A New York Times investigation

https://www.democracynow.org/2022/10/12/medicare_advantage_program_healthcare_providers_unitedhealth

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It’s Time to End the Medicare Advantage Scam The Nation

(7 days ago) WEBThe health care market is confusing for consumers, and misleading branding like private Medicare Advantage plans just makes it worse. But Congress has the chance to stand up for seniors with the

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/its-time-to-end-the-medicare-advantage-scam/

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Medicare and Medicaid fraudsters continue to steal taxpayer money

(1 days ago) WEBFiscal year 2023 proved to be a high value one for healthcare frauds and settlements, with the DOJ totaling $2 billion dollars in illicit activity. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) …

https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/investigation-fraud-and-risk/medicare-medicaid-fraud-2024/

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No evidence government is giving $6,400 in health credits Fact …

(6 days ago) WEBThe gov (sic) is giving away $6,400. And I just got approved to receive it each month because I’m younger than 65 and make less than $50,000 per year." The narrator says …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/01/02/no-evidence-government-is-giving-6400-in-health-credits-fact-check/72061441007/

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ACA health insurance plans are being switched without enrollees' …

(8 days ago) WEBJonathan Kanfer, a West Palm Beach, Florida, agent, suspects names and lists of potential clients are being circulated to agents willing to bend the rules. He says his agency has lost 700 clients

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/01/1241747442/aca-health-insurance-brokers-obamacare-fraud

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Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal …

(8 days ago) WEBAdvantage plans also refused to pay legitimate claims, according to the report. About 18 percent of payments were denied despite meeting Medicare coverage rules, an …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/health/medicare-advantage-plans-report.html

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UnitedHealth says hackers possibly stole large number of …

(4 days ago) WEBThe intrusion at its Change Healthcare unit, which processes about 50% of U.S. medical claims, was one of the worst hacks to hit American healthcare and caused widespread …

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/unitedhealth-says-hack-could-impact-data-substantial-proportion-americans-2024-04-22/

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How To Identify Medicare Scam Calls: Avoid These 9 Scams - Aura

(6 days ago) WEB1. Medicare is issuing new cards (and your old one is invalid) One of the most common Medicare scam calls occurs when fraudsters claim that new Medicare cards are being issued and your current one is invalid. But, in order to receive your new card (and maintain your Medicare coverage), you need to provide your personal information, such …

https://www.aura.com/learn/medicare-scam-calls

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Medicare Advantage Is a Massive Scam - The American Prospect

(5 days ago) WEBOne recent study found that Advantage plans cost the government $106 billion in overspending from 2010 to 2019, and nearly a third of that came in just the last two years. The price tag is predicted to balloon to $600 billion over the next nine years. One would think that the Biden administration would be looking to reverse course, but it isn’t.

https://prospect.org/health/medicare-advantage-is-a-massive-scam/

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Medicare Advantage fraud in DOJ's crosshairs

(Just Now) WEBThe total fraud figure jumps to more than $2.68 billion once including all other types of reported fraud. Health law expert Bill Sarraille said the findings are a warning shot for …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/medicare-advantage-fraud-dojs-crosshairs

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Is that health insurance, a health product, or a scam?

(8 days ago) WEBAugust 11, 2022. Health insurance is not about health, but about taking your money to enrich their managers and investors. The privatized Medicare ADVANTAGE Plans are …

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2022/08/health-insurance-health-product-or-scam

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Office of Public Affairs National Health Care Fraud Takedown …

(3 days ago) WEBAttorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar III, announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action involving 601 charged defendants across 58 federal districts, including 165 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-takedown-results-charges-against-601-individuals-responsible-over

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How Scammers Target People Looking for Health Insurance - AARP

(Just Now) WEBMore Resources. If you suspect a health insurance scam, file a complaint with the FTC online or at 877-382-4357, and contact your state insurance department. HealthCare.gov, the official Affordable Care Act website, has information on preventing and reporting suspected Health Insurance Marketplace scams.

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/health-insurance.html

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DOJ Criminal Indictment Related to Medicare Advantage

(8 days ago) WEBPrint Mail Download i. In an indictment announced on October 26, 2023 in Miami, the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, working with the FBI and HHS …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/rare-doj-criminal-indictment-related-medicare-advantage-risk-adjustment

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Justice Department Targets Data Mining in Medicare Advantage Fraud …

(1 days ago) WEBThe civil complaint of fraud, filed late Monday, is the first by the federal government to target a data mining company for allegedly helping a Medicare Advantage program game federal billing regulations to overcharge for patient treatment. The suit names the medical records review company DxID and Independent Health Association, …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/justice-department-targets-data-mining-in-medicare-advantage-fraud-case/

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Medicare Advantage Overbills Taxpayers by $140 Billion a …

(5 days ago) WEBA report published Wednesday estimates that privately run, government-funded Medicare Advantage plans are overcharging U.S. taxpayers by up to $140 billion per year, a sum …

https://www.commondreams.org/news/medicare-advantage-overcharging

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How to protect yourself from Medicare scams—and what to do if …

(8 days ago) WEBCall Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE or the U.S. Health and Human Service’s fraud hotline (800-447-8477). Report identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission at …

https://fortune.com/well/article/medicare-scams-fraud-how-to-protect-yourself/

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Lawsuit Alleges United Healthcare Overcharged Medicare For Advantage …

(7 days ago) WEBModern Healthcare: DOJ Joins Medicare Advantage Fraud Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth The U.S. Justice Department has joined a whistleblower lawsuit claiming that UnitedHealth Group and affiliated health plans have been gaming the Medicare program and fraudulently collecting millions of dollars by claiming patients were sicker than they really were.

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/lawsuit-alleges-united-healthcare-overcharged-medicare-for-advantage-plan-customers/

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AHLA - U.S. Court in California Allows Government - American Health …

(3 days ago) WEBThe U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California refused November 14 to dismiss the bulk of the federal government’s claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) alleging the Kaiser Permanente consortium engaged in a scheme to unlawfully obtain additional Medicare Advantage payments by adding diagnoses codes to patient …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/health-law-weekly/article/de1e563f-24c9-443f-a14a-d593ae81c5de/U-S-Court-in-California-Allows-Government-s-FCA-Cl

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United States: Criminal Indictment For Medicare Advantage Fraud

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a rare criminal indictment involving the Medicare Advantage program—a contrast from DOJ's more …

https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/healthcare/1392750/criminal-indictment-for-medicare-advantage-fraud

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MO Quick Reference Guide - American Health Plans

(9 days ago) WEBAmerican Health Advantage of Missouri Attn: Provider Reconsiderations/Disputes 201 Jordan Road, Suite 200 Franklin, TN 37067 Fax: 844-280-5360 Fraud, Waste & Abuse …

https://mo.amhealthplans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/H4490_QRG20_C%20%20%20version%2020191007%20-%20Quick%20Reference%20Guide.pdf

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

(3 days ago) WEBThe largest enrollment partner is San Francisco-based HealthSherpa, which assisted 52% of all active enrollments nationally for this year, said CEO George Kalogeropoulos. The company has a 10

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

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Justice Department Joins Medicare Advantage $1B Fraud Lawsuit …

(4 days ago) WEBThe lawsuit, initially brought in 2011 and unsealed Thursday after a five-year investigation by the Justice Department, alleges that Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth has …

https://www.americanpatient.org/justice-department-joins-medicare-advantage-1b-fraud-lawsuit-against-unitedhealth/

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Whistleblower alleges Medicare fraud against - Health News …

(4 days ago) WEBMedicare Advantage is a privately run alternative to standard Medicare that has surged in popularity and now cares for more than 30 million people. Aledade has sought to expand its services to Medicare Advantage enrollees. The lawsuit alleges Aledade encouraged doctors to tack on suspect medical diagnoses that paid extra money.

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-03-05/whistleblower-alleges-medicare-fraud-against-aledade-a-huge-account-care-organization

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UPCODING MEDICARE: IS HEALTHCARE FRAUD AND ABUSE …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Medicare fraud has been defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as submitted or caused to have been submitted, false acquisitions, or misrepresentations of facts that have obtained federal health care payment for which no entitlement would have otherwise existed. 1 In 2011, $2.27 trillion was …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8649706/

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Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted of Health Care Fraud

(6 days ago) WEBThe Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this program, …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-equipment-suppliers-convicted-health-care-fraud

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Fraud case puts spotlight on Medicare Advantage plans

(9 days ago) WEBA federal grand jury in West Palm Beach, Fl. indicted the doctor, Isaac Kojo Anakwah Thompson, on eight counts of health care fraud last week. He’s accused of cheating Medicare out of about $2.1 million by claiming his Humana-enrolled patients were sicker than they actually were. Thompson, 55, was arrested Feb. 4 and is free on a $1 …

https://publicintegrity.org/health/fraud-case-puts-spotlight-on-medicare-advantage-plans/

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TN Quick Reference Guide - American Health Plans

(1 days ago) WEBHow to Report your Concerns. American Health Advantage of Tennessee Phone: 1-844-280-5360. Inspector General Hotline Phone: 1-800-447-8477. Write: Office of the …

https://tn.amhealthplans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/H7779_ProvidersQuickReferenceGuide.pdf

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District of New Jersey Announces Charges in Health Care Fraud …

(4 days ago) WEBThe charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross profit or …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/district-new-jersey-announces-charges-health-care-fraud-cases-part-nationwide-federal-law

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Fraud & Abuse Laws - U.S. Department of Health and Human …

(8 days ago) WEBOIG is legally required to exclude from participation in all Federal health care programs individuals and entities convicted of the following types of criminal offenses: (1) Medicare or Medicaid fraud, as well as any other offenses related to the delivery of items or services under Medicare or Medicaid; (2) patient abuse or neglect; (3) felony

https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/physician-education/fraud-abuse-laws/

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Medicare Advantage plans in NJ: What you should know - Bergen …

(4 days ago) WEBYou or your loved one can compare plans, benefits and costs by visiting Medicare.gov. Call toll-free any time: 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227) or 877-486-2048. More perspective: …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/2023/12/19/medicare-advantage-plans-nj-what-you-should-know/71962362007/

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AHLA - AHLA’s Legal Issues in Health Care Fraud and Abuse …

(Just Now) WEBAHLA’s Legal Issues in Health Care Fraud and Abuse publication has a new cumulative supplement for the Fifth Edition Eyes on Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care 02/07/2024 02:00 PM DEI Initiatives and Religious Accommodation in Light of Recent Supreme Court Decisions

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/press-releases/2022/ahla-s-legal-issues-in-health-care-fraud-and-abuse

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