Several LA county hospitals are being accused of massive Medicare fraud by recruiting homeless people and having them admitted with fake health conditions, solely for the purpose of milking Medicare.
Read the article from the LA Times here
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My only concern with this story is that the investigation was begun a couple of years ago by Rocky [...]
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Although not directly related to health savings accounts, the focus of this blog, international patient dumping is a fast-growing phenomenon that does have a direct impact on the cost of healthcare for everyone.
As this article from the Seattle Times illustrates, American hospitals have an ethical duty to care for everyone, including uninsured illegals. But [...]
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