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Feds Crack Down on Healthcare Fraud | Texas News
The feds are cracking down on healthcare fraud with jaw-dropping results: $5.5 billion in potential savings and over 1,200 entities kicked out of federal programs. A software exec got 15 years for a $1 billion scam, while Kaiser and Aetna paid $674 million in settlements. Fraud enforcement is at its lowest in two years—but the heat’s intensifying. The Inspector General’s office, working with the White House, is digging into undocumented immigrant spending ($2 billion flagged) and autism-related Medicaid claims, where audits in Indiana and Wisconsin uncovered hundreds of millions in…
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