Medicare Fraud

The word ''kickback'' has several meanings. The most common social definition involves relaxing with friends or family, such as in, ''Why don't you come on over and let's kickback and watch a movie.'' Another definition of the word involves unethical behavior, such as when...

It's not easy being a jack of all trades. You could split wood in the morning, run an IT firm later that day and prepare a five course meal that evening. The same translates to fraud. Many fraudsters stick to just one type of...

Using metadata to detect widespread healthcare fraud: a Massachusetts example When I served as state inspector general of Massachusetts, I saw first-hand the value of using sophisticated metadata systems to stop wide-spread health care fraud. When it comes to preventing and detecting fraud, states like...