Posted on 08/06/2011 11:37:24 AM PDT by Mikey_1962
Yes that is "part" of the problem. The biggest problem is "its not my money, what do I care?"
To truly expose the fraud in the medicare - and any other federal program giving away goodies - check the unreported accounts of all the congressmembers involved in establishing or funding the program. This guy probably represents just a drop in the bucket compared to kickbacks and payoffs involved.
This is the same attitude the public servants have about food stamps and other government freebies. They just throw the money out there and really don’t care who gets it. It’s not their money.
nationwide, this costs hundreds of BILLIONS !!!
IBM offered to save 900 billion, for FREE!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2750239/posts
Obama Turns Down IBM Offer To Cut Medicare Fraud By $900 Billion Dollars
(Feb 11) Washington Examiner ^
Two years ago, my wife stepped off our boat while mooring and fell on her shoulder. She went to her doctor who referred her to a specialist. She’s on medicare and the doctor looked at her for less than 5 minutes, no x-rays, and gave her two shots; one for pain and one a steroid plus a steroid prescription. She got a copy of the bill from medicare which was over $600 and which was documented by the doctor as surgery. She never saw the ripoff guy again. These doctors are just getting ready for the big paydays around the corner.
Meanwhile, try and find a doctor accepting new Medicare patients these days.
Alaska, Massachusetts, and Manhattan are devoid of Medicare providers.
In Alaska, you have to go to third rate public clinics once your reach 65 years of age.
Injections are classified as surgery by CMS and every other insurance carrier.
I in no way condone the fraud perpetrated, but the sentence meted out exceeds many sentences handed out for murder. When economic crimes are more harshly treated then crimes of violence, our society is rushing headlong into dictatorial socialism.
Goldman Sacks, Fannie and Freddy, Moody,s, S&P, Elite politicians defraud investors and nobody goes to jail. Nixon didn’t go to jail but when to china. Bill Clinton Lied in federal court and didn’t go to jail and becomes well respected statesman and didn’t go to jail. Amazing, simply amazing. And you wonder why the rest of the world has a low opinion of our Constitution and Government. Lady Justice took off her blindfold.
Thanks Cyman. It always bugged me and now I can drop it.
Looking forward to a day when the biggest moral fraudsters of all, those in the federal government, get sent up the river for a long, long stretch. The trouble is their fraud is deemed “legal” as they have entrusted themselves to make the laws that enables their theft.
Dr. Ana Alvarez-Jacinto
Carlos, Luis, and Jose Benitez
Gee, if I was not so concerned as being labeled a "Racist" or "Bigot," I might be inclined to make some comment about what all 3 of these scammers have in common.
Never mind; nutting to see here, just move along!
There was a scandal in Newark, NJ a few years back. Medicare and Medicaid were routinely billed twice for everything. The double billing was part of the billing programming! This type of fraud would have been extraordinarily easy to prevent!
More U.S. Government approved immigrants.
We don’t have enough crime, so importing more, only makes sense.
That is an impressive sentence handed down.
I wonder what the real $$$ figure is on Medicare fraud.
It’s a problem -— the main problem with the system -— that has gone on way too long.
Needless to say.
Dictorial socialism has total control of the economy, not necessarily of violence. The opposite of your statement might be more valid. (Not that I think that violent crime should be dealt with leniently, mind you.)
Note that I said heading not there where are there yet.
Check the Date. Cuba’s been selling refuge for a percentage for some time already.
http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/medicare-fraudsters-seeking-refuge-cuba/2011-07-19
Here’s the Feds latest Big Bust, 107 perps for $452 Million
http://www.justice.gov/opa/medicare-fraud-docs-2012.html
That’s against at Least $90 Billion a year in Fraud.
“it’s not my money, what do I care?”
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/gao-cms-must-take-stronger-stand-medicare-fraud-overpayments/2012-05-11
It’s worse than that. CMS is nothing but a Piggy Bank for crooked Senators and House Members to raid for votes through pork.
It could be Stopped, but it Won’t be, because Senator FogHorn doesn’t Want it stopped.
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/medicare-fraud-detection-system-disappoints/2012-02-24
“A computer initiative to stop fraudulent Medicare billing at the point of claims submission has so far been a disappointment, reported the Associated Press.
To date, the $77 million computer system, which went online in mid-2011, had prevented exactly one bad claim by late last year. That totaled $7,591.”
$77 Million worth of Fraud Checker Computers and it stopped 1 Claim for $7,591. Does Anybody want to tell me that’s not intentional?
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