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Charges Brought Against 34 Individuals for Alleged West Coast Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Schemes
justice.gov ^ | 9/18/19 | DOJ

Posted on 09/19/2019 12:02:46 PM PDT by ransomnote

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1 posted on 09/19/2019 12:02:46 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

It’s very expensive to live well in California. The money has to come from somewhere.


2 posted on 09/19/2019 12:04:50 PM PDT by cuban leaf (We're living in Dr. Zhivago but without the love triangle)
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To: ransomnote

All charged are residents of the great state of California - Did they get a response from Gov Newsom who said the Feds should leave them alone because they are doing just fine?


3 posted on 09/19/2019 12:06:33 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Good. All the faud is making medicare and Medicaid expensive and we are paying for it.


4 posted on 09/19/2019 12:06:56 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: ransomnote

I’m sorry, but we are going to have to start hanging thieves.

There are too many of them and they aren’t afraid of prison.


5 posted on 09/19/2019 12:07:52 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Lets start with the government thieves first.


6 posted on 09/19/2019 12:10:18 PM PDT by grumpygresh
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Why do they defraud Medicare and Medicaid?—because that’s where the money is!


7 posted on 09/19/2019 12:11:50 PM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: ransomnote

Susan H. Poon? I think she’s been Tanged:-)


8 posted on 09/19/2019 12:18:18 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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because that’s where the money is!
Not been in Medicare (if it ever was) since Obozo pulled $700 BILLION out to help pay for ObamaCare. That SOB ...
9 posted on 09/19/2019 12:18:27 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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unnecessary healthcare services

According to whom?

Lifesaving treatments for Trump voters may well be "unnecessary" under the next Democratic administration.

10 posted on 09/19/2019 12:25:48 PM PDT by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: oh8eleven

This is the tip of the iceberg. Same type of scheme happened in a Chiropractor office a mile from my house in small town Illinois. This fraud is everywhere.


11 posted on 09/19/2019 12:25:58 PM PDT by Stevenfo
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They have lists of what is covered, based on the diagnosis and the procedure. No politics.

There really are some doctors who literally hire people to claim diseases, then they bill medicare for tests that are never performed, they just pocket the money.


12 posted on 09/19/2019 12:39:28 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: ransomnote

Thanks for posting.


13 posted on 09/19/2019 12:49:25 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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To: ransomnote

I work in the healthcare insurance biz.

Rampant fraud.

I have clients, especially seniors who say they were in Florida all winter and their provider back home billed Medicare for an office visit or lab in say January.

99% are not paying for the service anyway and won’t turn in their doc who they like and afraid of loosing.


14 posted on 09/19/2019 12:56:52 PM PDT by setter
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I have no doubt that there is a lot of fraud in medicare and medicaid. I also have no doubt that Democrats would not think twice about denying some deplorable adequate cancer treatment.


15 posted on 09/19/2019 1:01:25 PM PDT by beef (Caution: Potential Sarcasm - Process Accordingly)
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I hope the Gubmint doesn’t want to Break UP Any Families over this


16 posted on 09/19/2019 1:04:29 PM PDT by eyeamok
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I lived in South Florida back in the 90’s. Retirees would call an ambulance for a cold because it cost them less than if they walked into the ER.


17 posted on 09/19/2019 1:06:05 PM PDT by beef (Caution: Potential Sarcasm - Process Accordingly)
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There really are some doctors who literally hire people to claim diseases, then they bill medicare for tests that are never performed, they just pocket the money

Yes, there are, but it's very easy to commit "fraud" by incorrect coding or failure to check a box on some form.

I'm glad you trust these people - I don't.

18 posted on 09/19/2019 1:32:21 PM PDT by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: ransomnote

Think how bad when it is free


19 posted on 09/19/2019 1:35:06 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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including Vahedi’s purchase of a 1963 Ford Mustang Cobra

I'd say HE was defrauded if he thinks he's buying a 1963 Cobra.

20 posted on 09/19/2019 4:47:25 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (It is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind.)
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