When The Going Gets Tough, Some Nursing Homes Turn To Medicare & Medicaid Fraud
When it comes to boosting their bottom line, some nursing homes will stop at nothing-- including stealing from taxpayers. Because many nursing home patients are elderly or too frail to verify all the charges a nursing home submits to Medicare on their behalf, it is relatively easy for nursing homes to add extra charges for medical care and therapy without raising any eyebrows. As taxpayers, we all should applaud situations when regulatory agencies are able to uncover fraud relating to Medicare and Medicaid. In this sense, I was happy to hear about the an investigation conducted by federal authorities and...
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