Posts Tagged ‘pharmacies’
Government cracks down on pharmacies, home health agencies, medical directors for medically unnecessary services
It’s no secret that in recent years the number of healthcare fraud investigations and prosecutions in the U.S. has rocketed. Clearly, the amount of taxpayer dollars being lost to fraud and abuse, coupled with the potential for big payoffs when fraud is detected, is a great motivator. Every year that the government racks up successful…
Read MoreMedicare Part D fraud fastest growing component of program
When the Department of Justice earlier this month announced the arrest of 243 people for Medicare fraud, it noted that 50 of the defendants were charged with crimes related to the Medicare prescription drug benefit program known as Part D. Prescription drug fraud has become the fastest-growing component of the Medicare program overall, and is…
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