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OIG Investigator Reveals 3 Steps for Providers to Avoid Medicare Fraud & Abuse - Blog post by William Root, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, HEAT Medicare Fraud Strike Force, Office of the Inspector General

Medicare Fraud Alert - February 28, 2011

Bringing the Heat - Medicare Strike Force Targets Baton Rouge - Jan./Feb. 2011 issue Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge

Senior Medicare Patrol program honored for fraud prevention - News release from the Administration on Aging - Nov. 17, 2010

Be On The Lookout for Misleading Medicare Info. In The Mail - Senior Medicare Patrol news story that aired on KNOE-TV, Monroe, La. - October 5, 2010 - View the news story

Louisiana SMP attends 2010 Regional SMP Conference in Kansas City - Aug. 3 - 5, 2010 -
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31 locals indicted for Medicare fraud - Baton Rouge, La. - Link to July 16, 2010 WBRZ-TV story

eQHealth CEO Speaks Out About Local Fraud Arrests - Link to June 23, 2010 statement.

$250 Medicare Prescription Drug Rebate - Anticipated opportunity for scam artists to take advantage of uninformed Medicare beneficiaries - May 26, 2010 warning from Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), the Louisiana Attorney General and the US Department of Health and Human Services

Scam Alert: That’s Not Uncle Sam at Your Door Selling an ‘ObamaCare’ Policy - March 29, 2010 from AARP.org

Medicare Fraud Alert - March 8, 2010

Medicare Senior Risk Reduction Demonstration

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.

eQHealth Solutions awarded national grant to combat Medicare/Medicaid fraud

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

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

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

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

Health overhaul means big Medicare changes
MSNBC.com