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Rampant Medicare fraud schemes in Los Angeles allegedly bilk taxpayers for billions through fake home health agencies and ghost patients across the city.

The StateWide Fraud of the Month is a component of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), the definitive resource for New York State's older adults and caregivers to detect, prevent, and report healthcare ...

CVS Health (CVS) stock is down as its insurance unit Aetna to pay $117.7M to settle DOJ's Medicare Advantage fraud allegations over diagnosis codes. Read more here.

For decades, the federal government took a simple approach to Medicare and Medicaid fraud: Pay first, chase later. Now there is, apparently, a "war room." In a viral social media clip, a dozen ...

President Donald Trump has declared a "war on fraud," but experts say it's a battle that has eluded presidents for decades.

A Texas man who submitted nearly $60 million in fraudulent claims for medical equipment will pay millions in restitution and spend 90 months in jail.

Some social media users misinterpreted the announcement and believed the moratorium was on patients receiving supplies, not the suppliers themselves.

Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but there’s a potential hitch.

Kinex Medical Company was accused of billing Medicare for shoulder and hip braces that patients didn't need, but that were covered by the insurance.

State health officials and consumer advocates are issuing a fresh warning to Hoosiers: your Medicare card is as valuable as a ...