by bnations
31. August 2011 10:43
It seems like everyday there is another healthcare fraud charge being made and I'm not looking for them. Appaently there are two types that actually take place, unintentional and intentional. The court system then has the challenge to determine the motive.
The Feds are increasing their crackdown on healthcare fraud according to FierceHealthcare.com. According to a recent article, the "federal prosecutions of healthcare fraud are soaring, set to rise 85 percent". That is certainly a significant increase over recent years.
In some cases the fraud amounts can mount up in the hundreds of thousands dollars. Certalinly these need to be a priority than the low dollar mistakes in billing that are sometimes brought up as criminal offenses. According to the USA Today, $4 billion was recovered in health fraud cases in 2010.