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Two Healthcare Organizations Caught Up in Medicare Fraud Schemes

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In one incident, a New Jersey pharmacy admitted to conspiracies to defraud benefits providers, including Medicare and Medicaid, of $65 million for medications never provided to patients. In the other fraud scheme, Medicare patients were billed an estimated $2 billion for urinary catheters they never received.

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Health Provider News – August 19, 2022

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AHA, AAMC: Idaho statute will chill the provision of emergency medical care. Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership. CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. CISA warns of ransomware threat targeting healthcare, medical organizations.

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