243 Arrested, Charged with $712 Million in False Medicare Billings. Includes doctors, nurses, and other licensed professionals

That's a $2.93m average per person.

Here's a look at some of the cases:

• In Miami, 73 were charged in schemes involving about $263 million in false billings for pharmacy, home health care, and mental health services.
• In Houston and McAllen, 22 were charged in cases involving more than $38 million. In one case, the defendant coached beneficiaries on what to tell doctors to make them appear eligible for Medicare services and then received payment for those who qualified. The defendant was paid more than $4 million in fraudulent claims.
• In New Orleans, 11 people were charged in connection with home health care and psychotherapy schemes. In one case, four defendants from two companies sent talking glucose monitors across the country to Medicare beneficiaries regardless of whether they were needed or requested. The companies billed Medicare $38 million and were paid $22 million.

Goddamn.

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