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U.S. Charges 11 in Russia-Based Scheme to Bilk Medicare of $10.6 Billion
In what is potentially among the largest frauds in Medicare history, prosecutors say hundreds of thousands of people were ...
11 charged in major Medicare fraud bust, including Brooklyn business owner
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have now charged 11 people in one of the largest Medicare fraud busts in history.
Medicare recipients say Queens-based business is filing bogus claims for unwanted medical supplies
People from across the country say a Queens-based business is charging their Medicare accounts for medical supplies they ...
Lawmakers Seek to Close VA Loophole That Funnels Billions to Private Medicare Insurers
A Wall Street Journal investigation found the federal government paid insurers an estimated $44 billion from 2018 through ...
Daily Herald1hOpinion
De RUGY: Social Security and Medicare’s trustees have spoken. Will pols listen before the cuts hit?
Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. Once ...
Government Executive1d
Retired and confused about Medicare Part B? You’re not alone
From late penalties to premium reimbursements, here’s what every retired fed should understand about enrolling in Medicare ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget1d
OBBBA Would Accelerate Social Security & Medicare Insolvency
The bill does not include any significant direct changes to Social Security and Medicare, since the reconciliation Byrd rule ...
Brooklyn business owner among 11 charged in major Medicare fraud bust
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have now charged 11 people in one of the largest Medicare fraud busts in history, including ...
Health Affairs2d
Medicare Advantage Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges Insurer And Broker Misconduct
The case, originally filed by a whistleblower in 2021, alleges that MAOs paid agents and brokers illegal kickbacks to drive ...
mlive1d
Michigan doctor sentenced to 4 years in prison for $6.3M Medicare fraud scheme
The doctor prescribed nearly 8,000 unnecessary orthotic braces to over 2,600 patients over a six-month period.
The New York Sun1d
As Social Security, Medicare Barrel Toward Insolvency, Pressure Grows on Politicians To Act To Avoid Benefit Cuts
The trust funds for both programs are on pace to run dry by 2033, triggering an automatic 23 percent cut in seniors’ Social ...