Learn about Medicare and Medicaid fraud, key examples, and how these unethical practices affect taxpayers and healthcare programs, costing billions annually.

Amid the Medicare open-enrollment period from October 15 to December 7, older Americans face an escalating wave of scam calls targeting their benefits. Approximately 62.8 million Medicare ...

HOLLEY, N.Y. – Scott Merritt received letters from Medicare detailing bills for catheters he never ordered or received, amounting to thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges. Berkeley Brean, ...

One visit to the doctor's office opens door for huge taxpayer rip-offs. March 1, 2012 — -- In the wake of an ABC News undercover investigation, federal authorities in Texas are investigating how ...

Last year, Jean Bound received a package with COVID tests that she hadn’t ordered. She called the company whose name was on the packing list to say she hadn’t ordered them. In response, she was told ...

A federal judge has ordered CVS Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, Caremark, to pay nearly $290 million after a whistleblower accused the business of overcharging Medicare on prescription drugs more ...

In June, Wisconsin consumers contacted Public Investigator with a question: Will my paper Medicare card expire in 2025? The individuals said they received several calls about replacing their paper ...