Senate hearing on Medicare fraud focuses on Michigan cancer doctor
By Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press | |
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In her case, Gresko told the
"This doctor was personable and dignified, and I trusted him. I thought, like all doctors, he would have my best interests at heart," she said, according to an advance copy of her testimony. "Over the course of seven months, I had paid this doctor over
Today's hearing was part of a congressional effort to determine how well changes to detect
To do so, program changes have been made to place greater scrutiny on certain kinds of services that may be more apt to attract providers engaging in fraudulent behavior. One such change includes placing moratoriums on allowing new providers of certain services to enroll for a time if federal officials believe there could be a problem. One such moratorium on home health services went into effect in metro
The group's Senior Medicare Patrol helps educate
She said she herself has seen schemes to charge for unnecessary treatments, MRIs and
"We need to find better ways of identifying who these fraudsters are, and keeping them from marketing their schemes to some of our most vulnerable seniors," she said.
In Fata's case, prosecutors have said he committed fraud in order to enrich himself through government health insurance programs, and over the course of six years, submitted some
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