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Springhill Group: Medicare Dupery Bill Re-brought In
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Springhill Group: Medicare Dupery Bill Re-brought In
(1888PressRelease) Uncovering medicare scams latest news articles for general public to
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(1888PressRelease) - U.
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Rep.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, has reintroduced...
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Springhill Group: Medicare Dupery Bill Re-brought In
(1888PressRelease) Uncovering medicare scams latest news articles for general public to
use.
(1888PressRelease) - U.
S.
Rep.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, has reintroduced
legislation that would double the amount of fines and incarceration for people in prison for
Medicare fraud/scam.
It also creates a new criminal offense punishable with a 10 year
minimum sentence for those who intentionally sell or distribute the ID numbers of Medicare
beneficiaries.
According to the Springhill Group, the legislation also bars those who have been part of
Medicare dupery in the past from billing Medicare if they switch companies.
It also
facilitates real-time information sharing among law enforcement agencies to aid in
uncovering and dismantling Medicare scams.
"South Florida has been known as the epicenter of Medicare dupery for years," she said.
"It is time we took the fight to those who seek to defraud Medicare and prey on our most
vulner
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