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    111 PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEMES

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    February 18, 2011 - 16:40 AMT 12:40 GMT

    A total of 111 individuals made up of doctors, nurses and health
    care company owners and executives were arrested and charged Feb 17
    for Medicare fraud schemes that involved more than $225 million in
    fake billing.

    The 111, who are from nine cities, were arrested and charged by
    the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
    announced.

    Holder said the arrests were the largest federal health care fraud
    takedown in the country's history. He said more individuals may be
    added to the list.

    Of those arrested, 32 were from Miami, 31 from Detroit, 11 from
    Chicago, 10 from Brooklyn, nine from Houston, seven from Dallas,
    six from Baton Rouge and five from Los Angeles.

    According to Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, the medical
    personnel charged for procedures that were not performed and for
    unnecessary equipment.

    Because of the stepped up federal drive to halt Medicare fraud,
    Washington recovered in 2010 $4 billion from medical fraudsters.

    During the last two years, for every dollar that the federal government
    spent to stop healthcare fraud, Washington recovered $6.80.

    Washington is plugging holes in the program because more than $6
    trillion is expected to be allocated to Medicare in the next 10 years,
    which will likely attract fraudsters and organized crime groups.

    Because of the prevalence of fraudulent billing practices done in
    cooperation with medical practitioners, the strike force added two
    cities to its operations - Dallas and Chicago, AHN reports.




    From: A. Papazian
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