2.5 Billion Recovered in Medicare Fraud (Putin, healthcare, crimes, government)

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by GregW

We start with these theives and then go after the military contractors.

Maybe we address how we pay out instead of pay first chase later.

But then government always likes the appearance of coming to the rescue to fix a situation it helped to create..

[Cunucu Beach]

Lemme guess.....they recovered $2.5 billion but it cost $3 billion to do it?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by carterstamp

$2.5 Billion? Cool.

Vs $20.4B in 2008..
To dig up more Medicare fraud ... - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
In 2008 Medicare recovered about $20.4 billion related to fraud

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by trnsplntfrmNV

Okay its great that they found the billions of dollars in fraud but, theres always a but, why do they have to turn around and spend what they saved on.

Gee, you could be a commentator for Fox News.

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Vs $20.4B in 2008..
To dig up more Medicare fraud ... - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
In 2008 Medicare recovered about $20.4 billion related to fraud

Wow! There was sure a lot of fraud going on under the Bush administration!

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Wow! There was sure a lot of fraud going on under the Bush administration!

Do you honestly think its slowed down? Do you really think everyone who was committing fraud suddenly became honest because Obama became president?

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Do you honestly think its slowed down? Do you really think everyone who was committing fraud suddenly became honest because Obama became president?

Do you honestly believe that the FBI became less adept at uncovering it?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Do you honestly believe that the FBI became less adept at uncovering it?

I believe they could possibly have less money to be able to properly research. There is a recession going on..

But the topic isnt the FBI's incompetence, or their lack of funding, it is in regards to funds recovered... 2009 is pulling in 90% less than 2008. for whatever reason thats a fact..

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by pghquest

I believe they could possibly have less money to be able to properly research. There is a recession going on..

But the topic isnt the FBI's incompetence, or their lack of funding, it is in regards to funds recovered... 2009 is pulling in 90% less than 2008. for whatever reason thats a fact..

You are making an unfounded assumption.

Besides, your statistics are way off!

Statistics on Federal Healthcare Fraud Cases and Recoveries 1999-2008 | Legal and Regulatory (http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/news-and-analysis/legal-and-regulatory/statistics-on-federal-healthcare-fraud-cases-and-recoveries-1999-2008.html - broken link)

http://www.oig.hhs.gov/publications/hcfac.asp (broken link)

[Boompa]

Originally Posted by trnsplntfrmNV

Okay its great that they found the billions of dollars in fraud but, theres always a but, why do they have to turn around and spend what they saved on.

Because we don't have the poultry based Health Care System Nevada has