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Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers Over $55 Million in 2021

Healthcare Compliance Blog

On January 19, 2022, the Massachusetts Medicaid Fraud Division announced that in calendar year 2021, more than $55 million was recovered from individuals and entities who defrauded the state. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Division investigates and prosecutes providers who defraud the state Medicaid program, MassHealth.

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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Norden is particularly passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area. billion in 2021, according to Rock Health. Fortunately, government, investors and startups are working together to close some of these care gaps. billion that year to $5.1

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Where the Bread is Really Buttered: Insurers’ Q4 Earnings Reports Show Heavy Reliance on Government Business

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Health insurers reported healthy earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks in large part to publicly funded programs Medicare and Medicaid. CHIR's Megan Houston reviewed earnings reports for nine major insurers and reports on the key market trends in the health insurance industry.

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Key Takeaways from the HCFAC 2021 Annual Report

Provider Trust

During the fiscal year 2021, the report states that the federal government won or negotiated over $5 billion in healthcare fraud judgments and settlements. billion was returned to the government or paid to private persons. The DOJ opened 831 new criminal healthcare fraud investigations in 2021. Monetary Penalties.

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Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program Fiscal Year 2021 Report

Med-Net Compliance

The report says that in FY 2021 the DOJ opened 831 new criminal healthcare fraud investigations. HHS-OIG also excluded 1,689 individuals and entities from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs. In FY 2021, the FBI opened 593 new healthcare fraud investigations. Discussion Points.

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10 Charged Over BEC Scams Targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurance Programs

HIPAA Journal

million being defrauded from Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance programs. According to the FBI, more than $43 billion was lost to these scams between June 2016 and December 2021, and in 2021 alone, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center received reports of losses of $2,395,953,296 to BEC scams. million, and $6.4

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A Second Chance to Win Your Government Healthcare Contract

Healthcare Law Blog

The government buys billions of dollars in healthcare-related goods and services every year, and no government procurement is perfect. If the answer is “yes”—or even “maybe”—healthcare companies may file a bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) or the U.S. 2021 CPD ¶ 325 (Nov. In Ohio KePRO, Inc. ,