U.S. Executes Largest Healthcare Fraud Crackdown, Charges 11 in $10.6 Billion Scheme
TL;DR
Gerald Quindry, a retired engineer, discovered that Medicare was billed $15,500 for urinary catheters he never ordered or received, highlighting ongoing issues of healthcare fraud in the U.S., as part of the broader Operation Gold Rush, the largest healthcare fraud bust in history.
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- Inside Operation Gold Rush, largest health care fraud bust in U.S. history The Washington Post
- U.S. Charges 11 in Russia-Based Scheme to Bilk Medicare of $10.6 Billion The New York Times
- FBI Says It's Uncovered Largest Medical Fraud in US History Newsweek
- DOJ shares results of largest coordinated healthcare fraud takedown in agency history KATU
- 11 charged in major Medicare fraud bust, including Brooklyn business owner CBS News
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