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		<title>Medicare Fraud Exposed: CBS&#8217;s 60 Minutes Story Claims $60 Billion Annually in Medicare Fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the health care debate in full swing, CBS's 60 Minutes television program recently aired a story in which it claims that Medicare fraud is now a $60 Billion dollar a year crime (I capitalized the "B" in billion to emphasize the enormousness of this number). It is utterly unbelivable. You can view the story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Both Sides of the Medicaid Financial Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many states do a poor job of regulating Medicaid fraud because it is a not a simple matter economically.  After all, for ever dollar Medicaid brings into a state, there is a federal matching dollar hat the state receives.   Some states even overpay Medicaid providers, collect matching federal funds, and collect kickbacks of overpayments, thus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facilities for Elderly Investigated by New Jersey State Public Advocate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When elderly individuals go into a long term care facility or assisted living facility and self pay, the cost can be astronomical.  Making sure that the person is comfortable, well cared for, in a clean environment and positive atmosphere is not a low budget issue.  What happens, though, when a private pay individual converts to Medicaid?
Well, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Know Your Medicaid Law?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 09:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid was designed to cover low income individuals and their families for hospital services ( in and out patient), laboratory services, x rays, home nursing care, doctors services, physical therapy, hospice and rehabilitation care.  Medicaid recipients must go to a Medicaid-approved doctor who is on the Medicaid list.  Sometimes, in some areas, there are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Medicare Recipients Need to Beware</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 06:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is becoming too common to hear about fraudulent and dishonest individuals trying to either frighten or trick Medicare recipients – especially seniors – into either changing their coverage to inferior plans or giving out personal and sensitive information so they can use it for various types of fraud.
Yesterday, in Pocatello, Idaho there was an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Scooter Store Medicare Fraud &#8211; a Brief History</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scooter Store is the nation's largest provider of powered mobility, which includes electric wheelchairs and scooters. Founded by Doug Harrison, the company has recently battled Medicare over allegations that it committed fraud or abused the Medicare system. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Avoiding Medicard Fraud and Abuse</title>
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		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/medicare/tips-for-avoiding-medicard-fraud-and-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare provides medical coverage for citizens aged 65 years or older and certain disabled persons younger than 65 years.  It is the U.S. Government's health insurance plan for elderly Americans. Medicare is the nation's largest provider of managed care with over one billion claims submitted each year. Medicare fraud and abuse is inevitable due to the sheer volume of claims and the tens of millions of members.]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Fraud and Abuse &#8211; a Prescription for Increased Premiums</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/fraud-and-abuse/medicare-fraud-and-abuse-a-prescription-for-increased-premiums/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/fraud-and-abuse/medicare-fraud-and-abuse-a-prescription-for-increased-premiums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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