By Elaine Silvestrini | Tribune Staff
Published: February 23, 2014 | Updated: February 23, 2014 at 08:51 AM
Published: February 23, 2014 | Updated: February 23, 2014 at 08:51 AM
TAMPA — Four men set up four bogus medical clinics in Tampa.
They pay Medicare clients who allow the clinics to bill Medicare HMO insurance providers in their names for vein procedures they never undergo. Each clinic submits a separate bill for each patient, submitting multiple claims for the same procedures on the same individuals at the same time.
The scam went on for more than three years. Collectively, the men were able to steal more than $2.5 million from federal taxpayers.
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They pay Medicare clients who allow the clinics to bill Medicare HMO insurance providers in their names for vein procedures they never undergo. Each clinic submits a separate bill for each patient, submitting multiple claims for the same procedures on the same individuals at the same time.
The scam went on for more than three years. Collectively, the men were able to steal more than $2.5 million from federal taxpayers.
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