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Feds unleash largest Medicare fraud takedown worth $295M
In a massive crackdown on Medicare fraud, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force arrested and charged 91 people, including physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals in false billing schemes worth
SPOTLIGHT: Holder says fraud crackdown paying off
Attorney General Eric Holder says the healthcare fraud crackdown the U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services have undertaken is beginning to pay off, the Associated
Busted: 94 charged with $251 million in false Medicare claims
Federal officials charged 94 people with plotting to swindle Medicare out of more than $251 million in false claims, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies said in a joint statement
Feds launch new Medicare fraud outreach campaign
Spurred by the release of the first tax-free $250 donut hole rebate checks to senior citizens, Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius have
Government boasts $2.5 billion Medicare fraud recovery, assures health reform will up success
The government recovered $2.5 billion in overpayments for the Medicare trust fund last year--up from $1.9 billion in 2008--and says that the stepped-up antifraud measures in health reform will ensure
Prosecution of legalized medical marijuana users discouraged by Attorney General
In a move long-hoped-for by medical marijuana proponents, the U.S. Attorney General's office has issued guidelines that officially discourage federal prosecutors from pursuing individuals whose
Senators urge end to fight over e-prescribing controlled substances
For a couple of years now, regulatory agencies and legislators have been wrangling over e-prescribing. On the whole, legislators and health officials seem pretty convinced that e-prescribing is a
