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On April 30, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Public Service Announcement warning consumers about fraudulent discount medical scams. These scams typically involve deceptive offers for health insurance...more
Former Healthcare Executives Convicted for Health Insurance Policy Fraud Scheme - Steven Dorfman, the former chief executive officer and owner of the Florida-based healthcare company Simple Health, and John Sand, a former...more
The COVID-19 public health emergency has created opportunities for fraudsters to take advantage of the pandemic for their own gain. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)...more
Since the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) alerted the industry about genetic testing scams two months ago, the public, multiple government agencies, and Congress...more
It turns out that back in 2011 the hospital sold the right to use its hospital billing codes to free-standing clinics. So under the arrangement, when the clinics sent bills, they were hospital bills rather than clinic bills...more