A nondescript suite of offices in a bland building tucked in a quiet Miami suburb seemed as good a place as any for a medical supply company to rent some office space.
When agents grilled the new owner, he admitted his name was used on corporate business records to conceal the identity of the real owners. Because the investigation is still ongoing and no arrests have been made, agents provided few details identifying the operation. But Pérez Aybar said it was shuttered last year before Medicare lost any money.That's just one of thousands of examples of how Medicare fraud is flourishing — not only in south Florida, but across the country.
He was arrested and charged with running an illegal pill business, according to agents who worked his case. The scheme involved multiple players who were all on the take and got a cut of the windfall from defrauding Medicare, the special agents said. Fraud is something Medicare and Medicaid take very seriously, Dara Corrigan, deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a statement to CNBC.
To prove it was fraudulent, Carcas said he identified the referring doctors who supposedly signed off on patients who were billing their medical equipment to Medicare. None of the patients saw those doctors."They purchased a list of patient information," Pérez Aybar said. "They have doctors that they either are using as part of the scheme, they're paying kickbacks, or they may purchase a list of doctors' information as well, and then you start submitting the claims.
Pérez Aybar described what agents have found at the mall and elsewhere during previous investigations.
That everyone seems to be jumping in on the Medicare fraud, a sign that The Biden's push for inclusion is working? tt:lizpeek berthacoombs
Obamacare (s) for whom 😅
I wonder what's it's like for private health insurance. $100 billion would be about 6% of Medicaid and Medicare, so what's the number for commercial insurance?
Guaranteed that it's a lot higher.
So much more is missing though other social programs fraud but no one will investigate because of fear of being labeled a racist.
The fraud will continue until there are consequences. Apparently, there are none...
Glad you brought it up! Fraud? From Within, or Without?
Like Rick Scott did with his company.
Investigate companies buying up emergency rooms
No surprise at all.
Was OG of Medicaid fraud SenRickScott interviewed for this story?
These are the people that need to go to jail like right away. How Do they sleep at. Nite Knowing they are taking money from the Elderly.
Is this SenRickScott ‘s memoirs?
Good job. A serious subject instead of fluff.
Theranos. FTX. Silicon Valley Bank. All lost investors and depositors billions. All promoted by jimcramer. Will hold Cramer accountable?
Maybe they should ask Senator Rick Scott how to do it.
this article about Rick Scott?
I was subjected to criminal abuse by both Wells Fargo and the United States Department of Justice, and in each case, both parties knowingly allowed Medicaid funds to pay the costs involved in these crimes. I don’t know why these people do this to me.
fraud
Ask Rick Scott.
Ask Rick Scott. Oh yeah he’ll just plead the 5th
contessabrewer This illustrates the inherent problem with big government. It’s too big for anyone to manage effectively. Push this down to the states where citizens can hold admins accountable.
contessabrewer Is this a great country or what?
contessabrewer Why would America “the Greatest country on earth” not have good systems to stop this when despotic African countries do? And why would improving systems not be the solution?
contessabrewer Taxpayers are losing. Period..
contessabrewer Start with pain management clinics
contessabrewer So you found the next Senator from Florida?
All pharmaceutical companies
Incredible
Was an agent for Medicaid and Medicare fraud for state of Pa.'s Inspector Generals Office,(1/3 of salary paid by Feds as Medicare is Federal program). Point is after 20 years of retirement it seems to have gotten worse.
Democrats
These two know how! Skyrocketing inflation and taxes!
Easy just buy a democrat - no wonder it’s going broke 🤡😂
This is not unrelated to Democrat prosecutors refusing to try anyone of a certain hue, or some other immutable characteristic not connected to criminal propensity. If you don't go to jail, ever, WHY WOULD YOU NOT SIMPLY TAKE WHAT YOU WANT?
Trump started
Ask Sen Rick Scott, I'm sure he can give you'll the blueprint on Medicare fraud.
contessabrewer Former budget analyst in DC. Medicare fraud discovered is staggering and that’s only what has been uncovered. This is why it needs to be cut scrutinized and retooled, do that people who really need it get. The need is WAY lower than in the budget.
contessabrewer I just saw this on . 👍 Great job on the 'wake up call'.
contessabrewer Great report on DME. Go find a public official to watch this and interview them. Hold the government to account.
contessabrewer BillyCorben BecauseMiami
contessabrewer How Medicare And Medicaid Fraud Became A $100B Problem In The U.S. via YouTube
contessabrewer That is nothing compared to the $10 Trillion biden and Powell stole from the American people by raising rates and screaming Wolf.
contessabrewer RickScott took responsibility for Medicare fraud? NO, he took $350 million. Claim: RickScott oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in US history. Claimed by: Florida Democratic Party Fact check by PolitiFact: MOSTLY TRUE SenRickScott
contessabrewer Wow there's fraud in big government? No way. Let's make government bigger. That'll fix it.
contessabrewer Wow there's fraud in big government? No way.
contessabrewer Start with senator Rick Scott, who should be rotting in prison for the largest Medicare fraud in history
contessabrewer How the hell do you make a living stealing Medicare, how do they even steal and Medicare don’t send you money unless you get extra benifits. You need to reveal more about this