Man convicted in $67M ‘doctor chase’ genetic testing fraud scheme
Dated: October 14, 2023 by Sharyl Attkisson
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A Florida man has been convicted in a $67 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved tricking doctors into authorizing unnecessary genetic tests.
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There has to be a way for the recipient to pay for services. Even if it’s just a small co-pay like 1%. The Gooferment can reimburse it even.
I remember when I had an operation as a young child back in the 50’s that my Mom had to pay the bill and get reimbursed by the insurance. She was lucky at the time to have “good benefits” from her job. But she had to “tin cup” the family to to pay the bill initially. AND everyone in the family looked over the bill. They even asked me what I was given to eat because it was separately charged. Laugh! Then, Mom’s insurance paid 95% of the bill and she was stuck for the balance. Of course, she paid everyone back from the 95%, and she scrimped to cover the difference. The point of the story was that the consumer has to have skin in the game to prevent fraud and abuse.
And, long mandatory prison terms and the ill-gotten gains have to be clawed back.
Argh!
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