In any given year, an estimated five to 10% of the entire budget for Medicare is lost to fraudulent billing – often seeking reimbursement for services never provided. These schemes succeed by manipulating Medicare members or stealing and misusing private information. Read this story to learn about how a group of doctors, lab owners, and middlemen were able to steal from Medicare.

 

 

Sources: SMP Resource Center, AARP

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