2.5 billion recovered by feds in one year

[Quantum Windbag]

Why was this money not persued earlier ?

It was. The fact that they recovered $2.5 billion is not a sign that they are doing a better job, it is a sign that there is more fraud than ever before.

Medicare Fraud: A $60 Billion Crime - 60 Minutes - CBS News

 

[uscitizen]

One has to wonder why the republicans never policed this mess in all the years they held the entire government in their hands.

All good republicans know that businesses will police themselves no regulations are needed.

 

[Avatar4321]

One has to wonder why the republicans never policed this mess in all the years they held the entire government in their hands.

All good republicans know that businesses will police themselves no regulations are needed.

Problem there is that there would be no need to police anything if you werent handing out tax payer money to begin with

 

[uscitizen]

One has to wonder why the republicans never policed this mess in all the years they held the entire government in their hands.

All good republicans know that businesses will police themselves no regulations are needed.

Problem there is that there would be no need to police anything if you werent handing out tax payer money to begin with

I am handing out no taxpayer money. whatsa matter with you?

That was a pretty pithy post.

 

[Mad Scientist]

One has to wonder why the republicans never policed this mess in all the years they held the entire government in their hands.

All good republicans know that businesses will police themselves no regulations are needed.

All good Liberals know that government will police themselves and no oversight is needed.

 

[uscitizen]

One has to wonder why the republicans never policed this mess in all the years they held the entire government in their hands.

All good republicans know that businesses will police themselves no regulations are needed.

All good Liberals know that government will police themselves and no oversight is needed.

Another pithy attempt at diversion.

 

[uscitizen]

Romper Room next?

 

[Immanuel]

One has to wonder why the republicans never policed this mess in all the years they held the entire government in their hands.

I am just curious.

Do you honestly believe that the investigations that had to be undertaken in order to get these judgments were completed less than a year?

Here is a little bit of information for you:

Fraud statistics

Every $1 the U.S. government invests in combating Medicare and Medicaid fraud saves $1.55. (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2009)

Note: That was 2009... During the Bush Administration meaning the the Bush Admin was fighting fraud as well.

And the article simply says that it was a record recovery. It does not state that there had never been any prior recovery. Do you understand what the term record means in this context?

Eliminating Waste and Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid

Section 306 of the MMA gave CMS authority to pilot new tools designed to detect improper payments. This MMA provision directed the Secretary to demonstrate the use of Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) in identifying Medicare underpayments and overpayments, which would collect Medicare overpayments and return any underpayments. The over- and underpayments were identified through a careful review of individual Medicare claims to determine if the claims were medically necessary, correctly coded, and conformed to Medicare payment policy. This initial demonstration project ran from 2005 to 2008 in California, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Arizona. The demonstration proved to be successful, recovering $992.7 million in gross overpayments, as well as $37.8 million in underpayments that were paid out to providers.

Note: 2005 - 2008 were during the Bush years, therefore it seems that you are deliberately misrepresenting the facts when you say:

One has to wonder why the republicans never policed this mess in all the years they held the entire government in their hands.

Tell me it is not so, TM!!!

Immie

 

[Immanuel]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/113xx/doc11355/hr4872.pdf



CBO and JCT estimate that enacting both pieces of legislation—H.R. 3590 and the
reconciliation proposal— would produce a net reduction in federal deficits of $138
billion over the 2010–2019 period as result of changes in direct spending and revenue
(see the top panel of Table 1 and subtitle A of title II on Table 5). Approximately $85
billion of that reduction would be on-budget; other effects related to Social Security
revenues and spending as well as spending by the U.S. Postal Service are classified as
off-budget. CBO has not completed an estimate of the potential impact of the legislation
on discretionary spending, which would be subject to future appropriation action.

Do you realize that there is a funny thing about estimates?

When an estimate is given on Revenues and Savings they are generally generously overstated. When an estimate is given on expenditures or losses the are generally severely short-sighted.

Immie

 

[whitehall]

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Judgments don't equal recoveries anymore than foreclosures equal real estate sales. If the feds get 8% of the alleged recoveries they will be doing good. Interesting how hard the feds are cracking down on medical fraud. Imagine what it will be like when the army of IRS agents backed up with gun toting feds start cracking down on people who refuse to buy mandated government insurance.

 

[Truthmatters]

Feds Recover $2.5 Billion in Health Care Fraud - ABC News


Federal officials say they recovered a record $2.5 billion in health care fraud judgments last year, and they're planning new security measures to crack down further on Medicare scams.

The Affordable Care Act will also allow authorities more power to combat fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations. The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services say the changes will end an antiquated system that puts authorities at a disadvantage.

Guy you need to face the fact that this monwy was recovered.

Why are you not glad about it?

 

[Truthmatters]

$4 Billion of Medicare Fraud Recovered in 2010 - CBS News


AP) MIAMI - Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations.

Authorities recovered $4 billion in health care fraud judgments last year - a record high up 50 percent from 2009 - according to a new report.

 

[California Girl]

Wow! Just as the whole hc shit has been canned by a GOP controlled house... and bouncing into one where the Dems are clinging to power by their fingertips.... hey presto.... there's "good news" aplenty.

Call me skeptical but the timing of these "announcements" seems a tad too serendipitous for me.

 

[Intense]

Merged

 

[boedicca]

Wow! Four Billion Dollars of Fraud PREVENTED or RECOVERED.

Considering that the annual estimate of fraud exceeds $60B, this is an epic fail.

 

[dilloduck]

$4 Billion of Medicare Fraud Recovered in 2010 - CBS News


AP) MIAMI - Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations.

Authorities recovered $4 billion in health care fraud judgments last year - a record high up 50 percent from 2009 - according to a new report.

Did they give a reason for taking so long and recovering so little ?

 

[del]

$4 Billion of Medicare Fraud Recovered in 2010 - CBS News


AP) MIAMI - Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations.

Authorities recovered $4 billion in health care fraud judgments last year - a record high up 50 percent from 2009 - according to a new report.

Did they give a reason for taking so long and recovering so little ?

traffic

 

[Intense]

$4 Billion of Medicare Fraud Recovered in 2010 - CBS News


AP) MIAMI - Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations.

Authorities recovered $4 billion in health care fraud judgments last year - a record high up 50 percent from 2009 - according to a new report.

Did they give a reason for taking so long and recovering so little ?

The investigation interfered with the Leaves and Vacation of the Investigators.

 

[dilloduck]

$4 Billion of Medicare Fraud Recovered in 2010 - CBS News


AP) MIAMI - Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations.

Authorities recovered $4 billion in health care fraud judgments last year - a record high up 50 percent from 2009 - according to a new report.

Did they give a reason for taking so long and recovering so little ?

The investigation interfered with the Leaves and Vacation of the Investigators.

Obviously we have to hire more investigators. Does that count as creating new jobs?

 

[Intense]

Did they give a reason for taking so long and recovering so little ?

The investigation interfered with the Leaves and Vacation of the Investigators.

Obviously we have to hire more investigators. Does that count as creating new jobs?

Yes , actually it does, it will also increase deficit spending. I wish I could tell you that Statist's are good tippers, therefore contributing to the redistribution of wealth in spirit, but they are not. Conclusion.... Lose/Lose..... Entitle-ism is a Disease..... We are Fucked, any way you look at it.