Healthcare Hotbed for Fraud Cases

While it might surprise some folks that five Modesto doctors are among those facing fraud charges in a $40 million medical billing and kickback case based in Southern California, it…

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Texas Lawmakers Study Regulations on Surprise Medical Bills

Even though they may have health insurance, growing numbers of Texas consumers are getting unexpected bills from doctors not in the consumers’ health care network. A public policy group told…

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Medical Billing Complaints Escalate

The KVUE Defenders uncovered more concerns involving medical billing transparency following a nation-wide investigation. This time, complaints involve hospitals and other health care providers not providing reasonable cost estimates upfront…

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Louisiana Leads The Nation In Medicare Overbilling

Louisiana posted the highest rate of Medicare being overbilled for services in the nation in 2015, with providers charging an estimated $1.25 billion more than they should have, according to…

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