Medicare, or someone representing Medicare, will only call and ask for personal information in limited situations (like an agent or representative returning your call after you've joined a plan, ...
Last year, Jean Bound received a package with COVID tests that she hadn’t ordered. She called the company whose name was on the packing list to say she hadn’t ordered them. In response, she was told ...
Imagine my surprise upon reviewing an “explanation of benefits” from our secondary health insurance stating my husband had received $9,320 in medical equipment and supplies − all in one month. Only ...
When I took on the role of leading Medicare, one of my primary goals was to crush the chronic fraud, waste, and abuse in the program. Ensuring that taxpayer dollars are used responsibly and that ...
The StateWide Fraud of the Month is a component of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), the definitive resource for New York State's older adults and caregivers to detect, prevent, and report healthcare ...
DOJ questioned former UnitedHealth doctors as it investigates claims that the health insurance giant pushed staffers to make diagnoses that triggered higher Medicare payments, according to a report.
WILLARD, Box Elder County — Linda Karlinsey is a dissectologist. That's a fancy term for someone who loves jigsaw puzzles. But she is no fan of the puzzling charges that recently hit her Medicare ...
A woman discovered a fraudulent $9,320 medical equipment claim filed for her husband, who has Alzheimer's. Medicare initially paid over $5,900 on the fraudulent claim, while the secondary insurer ...