NYC dentist from West Nyack charged with fraud

A New York City dentist from Rockland is facing felony counts of defrauding Medicaid by submitting phony bills for care he didn’t provide, officials said Thursday. Howard Rothenberg, 64, of West Nyack, was charged with billing the taxpayer-funded health insurance … Read More

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Gambling In The Casino | Texas Monthly

One of the enduring idiosyncracies of Texas politics is that behavior that would easily raise concerns over corruption in many states is legal, normal, and even encouraged, as when legislators argue that their concurrent business interests give them expertise rather … Read More

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KanCare company says lawsuit part of $3M extortion

Centene Corp., one of the managed care companies participating in Kansas’ Medicaid program, says a former executive filed a lawsuit against the company as part of a $3 million extortion scheme. Jaqueline Leary, who was the vice president of network … Read More

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Why It’s So Hard to Fix Medicare Fraud – WSJ

John and David Mkhitarian found a soft spot in Medicare’s defenses against fraud: Inspectors aren’t required to visit medical providers deemed to present a lower risk of fraud and abuse. So the cousins used exchange students to create some 70 … Read More

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Minnesota falters in fight against home care fraud

Unscrupulous caregivers submit millions of dollars in fraudulent home care bills to the state every year, yet only a fraction are ever prosecuted, and even fewer wind up in jail or paying substantial restitution. Of the 425 home caregivers and … Read More

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