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Physicians, Fraud & COPD

By Robert David, Esq.

There has been a substantial crackdown by federal and state authorities in Florida over the last several years with regard to Medicare and Medicaid payments related to respiratory conditions such as COPD. The enforcement has typically focused on the durable medical equipment (DME) providers. However, after a large number of indictments related to DME companies and with Medicare moving toward a bidding process for DME suppliers, the focus has been turning to the physicians who prescribe DME and the often expensive medications associated with respiratory illness. According to a recent report by Medicare (via the Miami Herald), there was some cause for concern. ?Although South Florida is home to 2 percent of the nation's Medicare beneficiaries, the region accounts for 17 percent of the government program's total spending on inhalation drugs because of potential fraud, a new federal study says...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on April 23, 2009 (boomark / email).