by Marihelen Gallagher | Feb 3, 2023 | Article, health, healthcare
The Federal Trade Commission accused GoodRx, the prescription drug discount platform, of sharing sensitive personal information about its users’ prescriptions and health conditions with big tech companies such as Google and Facebook. GoodRx agreed to pay a $1.5...
by Marihelen Gallagher | Dec 14, 2022 | Article, Fighting Fraud, healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Identity Theft, Infographic
The best defense against scams is you. A Federal Trade Commission report said that people who avoided scams: ❌didn’t engage with the scam offer 💡learned about the scams and scammer’s tactics, and 🗣talked to someone about the scam. Read more here Sources:...
by Marihelen Gallagher | Oct 28, 2022 | Article, Fighting Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Media, Medicare News
A federal jury convicted the founder and owner of Blue Line Express Taxi & Medical Transport of three counts of healthcare fraud. The owner, Abdul Haji Faqi, was found guilty of participating in a scheme that submitted and received reimbursement payments from...
by Marihelen Gallagher | Oct 21, 2022 | Article, healthcare, Medicare News
Do you spend your days wishing Medicare would expand coverage of dental issues? Well it may be your lucky day. Dental coverage under Medicare could soon start expanding for seniors under a new proposal from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Experts...
by Marihelen Gallagher | Oct 5, 2022 | Article, Fighting Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Identity Theft, Medicare Fraud Alerts, Medicare Legal Action, Medicare News
Thomas G. O’Lear, 58, of North Canton, Ohio, was sentenced September 29, 2022, to 15 years in prison and was ordered to pay $1,989,490 in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid and two Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. O’Lear was the President of Portable Radiology...
by Marihelen Gallagher | Sep 29, 2022 | Article, healthcare, Media, Medicare News
Millions of seniors who had to pay high increases in Medicare premiums in 2022, will get a break. Starting in 2023, there will be a rare drop in monthly premiums for Medicare Part B. This rate will decrease by 3%, which will reduce what most people pay for a variety...
