Australia Brothels Billing Insurers for Massages

Fox ^ | 11/17/2008 | Fox

[Red in Blue PA]

CANBERRA, Australia — Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services, a newspaper and an official said Monday.

Health funds uncovered the fraud after investigating a Chinese-language newspaper advertisement offering to provide "young attractive masseuse with a health fund rebate," Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.

[DonaldC]

Therapy, yea that’s the ticket!

[mlocher]

Think of the corruption if we end up with socialized medicine.

[mouser]

I would not be surprised to find out it is happening here we have just not caught them yet

[ichabod1]

Acupuncture services. Yeah.

[G L Tirebiter]

I think it’s covered under Medicare Part BJ.

[steve-b]

A group of residents were touring a hospital ward when they noticed a patient who was clearly pleasuring himself under the blanket. The doctor noticed them staring, and explained, "This patient has a condition that requires him to climax several times a day or he will suffer a dangerous spike in blood pressure."

Later in the tour, they visited a few of the private-room patients. Behind one door was a gorgeous blonde nurse sharing the bed with the patient.

The doctor explained, "Same condition; better insurance."

[org.whodat]

off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services

No reason to pay for all those blue pills if you don't provide a way to use them. LOL

[The Great RJ]

I bet this type of service was included somewhere in the fine print of Obama’s health care plan.

[Minn]

Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services

I wonder how brothels ever make it onto approved provider lists, or can anybody just mail in a claim? Either way, what a great world.