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U.S. NEWS APRIL 9, 2019 / 4:36 PM
Feds charge 24 in billion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme
BySommer Brokaw
April 9 (UPI) – Twenty-four people were charged in a healthcare fraud scheme that targeted the elderly and disabled, and included more than $1.2 billion in losses, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
The alleged scheme involved durable medical equipment companies paying "illegal kickbacks and bribes" in exchange for beneficiary referrals from medical professionals working with fraudulent telemedicine companies to fraudulently bill Medicare, the Justice Department said in a statement.
The fraudulent telemedicine companies lured hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled patients for back, shoulder and knee braces that were not medically necessary, the Justice Department said. The telemarketing network included call centers in the Philippines and Latin America, prosecutors said.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/04/09/Feds-charge-24-in-billion-dollar-healthcare-fraud-scheme/5521554830356/
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