Nationwide ‘Medicare Fraud Strike Force’ Focuses On Driving Down Cost

A “Medicare Fraud Strike Force,” which started in south Florida, has now expanded across the country to indict more than 300 on fraudulent Medicare billing charges, The Washington Times reports. Officials say the strike force has broken up operations that attempted to defraud Medicare of more than $700 million. “Former U.S. Attorney R…

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on December 2nd, 2009