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Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas announced a shutdown of a $40 million fraudulent medical billing and kickback operation with the filing of charges against more than two dozen doctors, pharmacists and business owners.
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Pay Now or Pay Later
People who commit workers’ compensation fraud are either trying to steal from the system or avoid paying the necessary premiums for their employees’ coverage....
No Free Rides
For some people, the toughest part of accessing healthcare can be just getting to a doctor’s appointment. A 2017 study by the American Hospital...
Not So Happy at Home
Some people try harder than others to cover their tracks when committing fraud. (For those who don’t, it’s just a matter of time before...
Fraud’s Fast Track to Prison
People need to have confidence in their healthcare providers and in the government programs that help cover their healthcare costs. That was the message...
FEDERAL FRAUD
Stealing Candy from a Baby
What’s lower than stealing candy from a baby? Two government employees guilty of Women Infants and Children (WIC) program fraud.
The WIC program, which falls...
Hardly Chicken Feed
Consumers pay a premium for organic food to avoid exposure to chemical residues and support farming methods that are healthier for the soil, water,...
Squeaky Wheels
For people with serious mobility problems, a powered wheelchair can mean the difference between being homebound or having an active lifestyle. But with the...
Funny Business
It’s one thing to cause taxpayers to pay for services not covered by Medicare; it’s entirely something else for medical providers to visit homebound...
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made great strides in detecting tax refund fraud. As of March 4, 2017, the IRS reported that it...
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Guest Writer: Eva Velasquez
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