Fraud hurts everyone, and it is embarrassing to say the least to find the huge numbers of “dead doctors” listed to defraud. As the investigation continues, will there be any “dead patients” located on the rosters as well? Some data base cross referencing will definitely come in handy to catch some of this activity before it snowballs with future claims. BD
Durable medical equipment manufacturers and providers are just as appalled as lawmakers and Medicare officials at the revelations that scam artists used identification numbers from deceased doctors to bilk millions of dollars from the Medicare system. The medical equipment providers and manufacturers represented by the American Association for Homecare stand united against fraud and abuse of the nation's Medicare system.
I am in shock and appalled on how the government just allows criminals to get away with all sorts of white collar crime. This Medicare fraud has been going on from 2000 to 2007, and probably still going on...It is unbelievable that our powerful government, with cutting edge technology, does not have the internal controls, to either prevent this type of crime to happen or at least keep it to a minimum. Isn't there a system that can cross reference a prescription, that is being processed from a deceased physician ? Geeze, I can probably whip one up by dinner time.
ReplyDeleteAnd the beauty of it all is, that at the end of the day, we the consumers, the tax payers, will continue to pay for all the mistakes in government, like fools. Healthcare will continue to rise, to the point, that the entire system will collapse, just like real estate, commodities, and the stock market. And this collapse is coming soon and maybe right around the corner.
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