Press Room

January 2010 SMP Newsletter

Medicare Fraud Alert - January 21, 2010

Medicare Fraud Strike Force Expands Operations into Brooklyn, N.Y.; Tampa, Fla.; and Baton Rouge, La. - December 15, 2009

Medicare Scam Warning Alert for Louisiana Seniors - Fraudulent activities reported in five Louisiana parishes.
November 19, 2009 - Baton Rouge, La.

Medicare Losing $60 Billion a Year to Fraud
CBS News - 60 Minutes

Louisiana Health Care Review awarded national grant to combat Medicare/Medicaid fraud

Woman gets prison in medical fraud
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA

Waterloo hospital pays feds $4.5 million
Des Moines Register

FTC, U.S. states crack down on loan modification scams
Reuters

Health care fraud widespread -- in public and private sectors
American Medical News

Medicare to cap payments amid rampant fraud
The Miami Herald

FTC charges Jeff Paul, others with deceptive practices
Silverplanet.com

Ads about free medical scooters often lack wheels
Star-Telegram.com

Medicare patrol urges people to examine notices and bills
The Register-Herald

Be alert for ‘red flags’ to avoid scams
McLeansboro Times-Leader.com

Protecting your medical identity
MetroNews

Two Miami men indicted for $179 million Medicare fraud scheme
American Chronicle

Agency on aging warns seniors of telephone scam artists
The Progress Review

Water detox scams and how to avoid them
Healthierways.com

Eight Miami-area residents charged in $22 million Medicare fraud scheme involving home health care agencies
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Reverse mortgages leave seniors at risk, GAO says
The Washington Post

How banks, marketers aid scams
The Wall Street Journal