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Fraud prevention: Do you know what the criminals are up to?

Do you know the most recent plan criminals have taken to nab millions of dollars from an insurance company? Experts say that staying current on fraud news is one of the most significant steps payers...

Insurers step up efforts to fight fraud

Health insurers nationwide are stepping up their efforts to fight health insurance fraud, which costs an estimated $80 billion annually, according to the FBI . United Healthcare is the latest health

Blue Cross employees charged with defrauding state $500K

Three Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi employees are accused of conspiring with 11 state employees to defraud the state of $500,000. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said the employees of

'Medical mill' billing scams on the rise

Excessive billing and treatment by fraudulent 'medical mills' has jumped a whopping 42 percent in New York, resulting in increased insurance rates, according to the New York Alliance Against

Hospital's star doctor accused of implanting stents unnecessarily

One of Maryland's top cardiac-care hospitals is in hot water after an internal review prompted by a federal investigation determined that hundreds of patients had unnecessary coronary stents

Former Cedars-Sinai employee allegedly stole records, committed fraud

Once again a Los Angeles hospital is having trouble keeping its medical records private, but this time it's a much more drastic case. Now, a former employee from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's

CA hospitals raided on fraud charges

Three hospitals in the Los Angeles area are facing lurid charges that they recruited homeless people on the city's skid row and subjected them to unnecessary tests and procedures in an effort to