Medicare Yanks Licenses, Gives Them Right Back

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MIAMI - Regulators fighting an estimated $60 billion to $90 billion per year in Medicare fraud frequently suspend Medicare providers, then quickly reinstate them after appeals hearings that government employees don't even attend, according to an Associated Press review.

Federal prosecutors say the speedy reinstatements - though helpful to legitimate suppliers who get snagged on technicalities or minor violations - amount to a missed chance to cut off the flow of taxpayer dollars to bogus companies that in many cases wind up under indictment. Some have collected tens of thousands of dollars even after conviction, prosecutors told the AP.

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Medicare Yanks Licenses, Gives Them Right Back

Making matters worse, Medicare officials have failed to collect a single cent from the...

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