tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2010 Issue 18

Industry News: Internet Fuels Increase in Healthcare Fraud

Government needs to police Internet more carefully. Waste, fraud, and abuse in the United States clocked $98 billion in year 2009, 38 percent more than 2008, according to Input -- a market research firm. And online healthcare fraud is one of the biggest culprits. Input found that $24 billion of the total loss came from Medicare, with an additional $18 million from Medicaid. At present, individuals or shady government contractors find it easy to hoodwink the government online, Input researchers find. Those applying for federal aid rarely need to visit government offices. "It becomes easier to, say, collect unemployment...

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