In the past decade the Feds have recovered nearly $5 billion in fraudulent Medicare claims and the mass amount went toward cheating doctors – PB/TK
Once again, South Florida top target in massive nationwide Medicare fraud bust – By Jay Weaver / July 13 2017
South Florida has once again claimed the dubious distinction of being the nation’s capital of healthcare fraud.
Twenty percent of the more than 400 suspects recently charged nationwide with falsely billing $1.3 billion to the taxpayer-funded Medicare program as well as private insurers operated in South Florida — putting the region far ahead of other hot spots such as Detroit, Los Angeles and New York.
At a press conference in Washington Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions highlighted the roles of 115 medical professionals charged in the largest take-down of healthcare fraud offenders in the nation’s history. Sessions also zeroed in on the alleged exploitation of patients with opioid addictions in South Florida and other regions.
“Too many trusted medical professionals like doctors, nurses and pharmacists have chosen to violate their oaths and put greed ahead of their patients,” Sessions said. “Amazingly, some have made their practices into multimillion-dollar criminal enterprises. They seem oblivious to the disastrous consequences of their greed.”
Authorities spotlighted a Palm Beach County sober home and treatment facility for addicts with substance abuse problems, saying the owner and a patient recruiter submitted $58 million in private insurance claims for bogus drug treatment under state and federal programs.
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