New federal report highlights Medicaid fraud in South Carolina
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It also shows that the
These cases involved only health care providers, such as doctors or pharmaceutical companies, who allegedly defrauded the
"It's not efficient to take one-year snapshots," said
Between fiscal years 2008 and 2010, the amount Gambrell's office recovered in
Still, it's not a huge problem in
"Nothing can prevent an aggressive person who wants to defraud the system from doing it," he said, "but much of that tends to move into the bigger states."
Across the country,
"We're sending a strong message to those who would take advantage of their fellow citizens, target vulnerable populations, and commit fraud on federal health care programs," said U.S. Attorney General
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