{"id":359984,"date":"2026-07-31T10:43:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/health-care-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:43:30","slug":"health-care-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=359984","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH CARE FRAUD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><br style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Today, health care fraud is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"all over|everywhere|\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan1\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">everywhere\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">the news. There undoubtedly is fraud in health care.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"the same|an equivalent|a similar|identical|constant\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan2\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">an equivalent\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">is true\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"for every|for each\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan3\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">for each\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">business or endeavor touched by human hands, e.g. banking, credit, insurance, politics, etc.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"there is|there's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan4\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">there&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"no question|no doubt|absolute confidence\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan5\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">no doubt\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">that health care providers who abuse their position and our trust to steal are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"a problem|a drag|a haul|a retardant|a tangle\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan6\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">a drag\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">. So are those from other professions who do\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"the same|an equivalent|a similar|identical|constant\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan7\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">an equivalent\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Why does health care fraud appear\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"to get|to urge|to induce\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan8\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to urge\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">the &#8216;lions-share&#8217; of attention? Could\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"it be|it's|or not it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan9\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan10\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"the perfect|the right|the proper\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan11\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the right\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">vehicle to drive agendas for divergent groups where taxpayers, health care consumers and health care providers are dupes\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a very\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan12\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">during a\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">health care fraud shell-game operated with &#8216;sleight-of-hand&#8217; precision?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Take\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"a closer|a better|a more in-depth\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan13\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">a better\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">look and one finds\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"this is|this is often|this can be\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan14\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">this is often\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">no game-of-chance. Taxpayers, consumers and providers always lose because\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"the problem|the matter\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan15\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the matter\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">with health care fraud\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"is not|isn't\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan16\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">isn&#8217;t\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">just the fraud, but\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan17\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">that our government and insurers use the fraud problem to further agendas while at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"the same|an equivalent|a similar|identical|constant\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan18\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">an equivalent\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">time fail to be accountable and take responsibility for a fraud problem they facilitate\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"and allow|and permit\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan19\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and permit\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">to flourish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">1. Astronomical Cost Estimates<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">What better\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"way to|thanks to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan20\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">thanks to\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">report on fraud then to tout fraud cost estimates, e.g.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; &#8220;Fraud perpetrated against both public\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"and private|and personal\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan21\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and personal\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">health plans costs between $72 and $220 billion annually, increasing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"the cost|the value|the price\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan22\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the value\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"medical care|medical aid|treatment\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan23\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">medical aid\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"health insurance|insurance\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan24\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">insurance\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">and undermining\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"public trust|charitable trust|trust\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan25\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">charitable trust\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">in our health care system&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan26\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"no longer|not|now not\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan27\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">not\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">a secret that fraud represents\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"one of|one among|one in all|one amongst|one in every of\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan28\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">one among\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">the fastest growing and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"most costly|most expensive|costliest\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan29\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">most expensive\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"forms of|sorts of|kinds of|types of|styles of|varieties of\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan30\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">sorts of\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">crime in America today&#8230; We pay these costs as taxpayers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"and through|and thru\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan31\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and thru\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">higher\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"health insurance|insurance\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan32\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">insurance\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">premiums&#8230; We must be proactive in combating health care fraud and abuse&#8230; We must also\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"ensure that|make sure that\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan33\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">make sure that\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"law enforcement|enforcement\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan34\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">enforcement\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">has the tools that it\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"needs to|must|has to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan35\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">must\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">deter, detect, and punish health care fraud.&#8221; [Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE), 10\/28\/09 press release]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"the general|the overall|the final\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan36\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the overall\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Accounting Office (GAO) estimates that fraud in healthcare ranges from $60 billion to $600 billion\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"per year|per annum|p.a.|each year|annually\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan37\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">per annum\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; or anywhere between 3% and 10% of the $2 trillion health care budget. [Health Care Finance News reports, 10\/2\/09] The GAO\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"is the|is that the\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan38\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">is that the\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">investigative arm of Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) reports over $54 billion is stolen\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"every year|per annum|once a year|each year\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan39\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">per annum\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">in scams designed\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"to stick|to stay\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan40\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to stay\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">us and our insurance companies with fraudulent and illegal medical charges. [NHCAA, web-site] NHCAA was created and is funded by\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"health insurance|insurance\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan41\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">insurance\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Unfortunately, the reliability of the purported estimates is dubious\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"at best|at the best\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan42\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">at the best\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">. Insurers, state and federal agencies,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"and others|et al.|et al\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan43\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">et al.\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">may gather fraud data\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"related to|associated with\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan44\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">associated with\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">their own missions, where\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"the kind|the type|the sort\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan45\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the type\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">, quality and volume\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"of data|of knowledge|of information\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan46\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">of knowledge\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">compiled varies widely. David Hyman, professor of Law, University of Maryland, tells us that the widely-disseminated estimates of the incidence of health care fraud and abuse (assumed to be 10% of total spending) lacks any empirical foundation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"at all|in the least|the least bit|in the slightest degree|in any respect\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan47\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">in the least\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"the little|the small|the tiny|the insufficient|the limited|the miscroscopic\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan48\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the small\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">we do\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"know about|realize|understand|comprehend|fathom\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan49\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">realize\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">health care fraud and abuse is dwarfed by what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"we don't|we do not\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan50\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">we do not\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">know and what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"we know|we all know\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan51\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">we all know\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"that is|that's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan52\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">that&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">not so. [The Cato Journal, 3\/22\/02]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">2. Health Care Standards<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">The laws &amp; rules governing health care &#8211; vary from state to state and from payor to payor &#8211; are extensive\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"and very|and really|and extremely\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan53\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and really\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">confusing for providers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"and others|et al.|et al\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan54\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">et al.\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"to understand|to know|to grasp\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan55\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to know\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"they are|they're\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan56\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they&#8217;re\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">written in legalese and not plain speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Providers use specific codes to report conditions treated (ICD-9) and services rendered (CPT-4 and HCPCS). These codes are used when seeking compensation from payors for services rendered to patients. Although created to universally apply to facilitate accurate reporting to reflect providers&#8217; services, many insurers instruct providers to report codes\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"based on|supported\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan57\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">supported\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">what the insurer&#8217;s computer editing programs recognize &#8211; not on what the provider rendered. Further, practice building consultants instruct providers on what codes to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"report to|report back to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan58\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">report back to\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">get paid &#8211; in some cases codes that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"do not|don't\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan59\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">don&#8217;t\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">accurately reflect the provider&#8217;s service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Consumers know what services they receive from their doctor or other provider but\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"may not|might not\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan60\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">might not\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">have a clue\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"as to|on\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan61\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">on\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">what those billing codes or service descriptors mean on explanation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"of benefits|of advantages\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan62\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">of advantages\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">received from insurers. This lack of understanding may\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"result in|end in|lead to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan63\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">end in\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">consumers moving on without gaining clarification of what the codes mean, or may\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"result in|end in|lead to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan64\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">end in\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">some believing they were improperly billed. The multitude of insurance plans available today, with varying levels of coverage, ad a wild card to the equation when services are denied for non-coverage &#8211; especially if\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan65\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Medicare that denotes non-covered services as not medically necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">3. Proactively addressing the health care fraud problem<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">The government and insurers do\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"very little|little or no|little\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan67\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">little or no\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">to proactively address\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"the problem|the matter\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan68\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the matter\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">with tangible activities\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"that will|which will|that may\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan69\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">which will\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"result in|end in|lead to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan70\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">end in\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">detecting inappropriate claims before\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"they are|they're\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan71\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they&#8217;re\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">paid. Indeed, payors of health care claims proclaim\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"to operate|to work|to control\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan72\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to work\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">a payment system\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"based on|supported\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan73\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">supported\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">trust that providers bill accurately for services rendered, as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"they can|they will|they'll\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan74\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they will\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">not review every claim before payment\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"is made|is formed|is created\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan75\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">is formed\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">because the reimbursement system would\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"shut down|pack up|close up|finish off|clean up|stop working\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan76\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">pack up\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">They claim to use sophisticated computer programs\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"to look|to seem|to appear\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan77\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to seem\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">for errors and patterns in claims, have increased pre- and post-payment audits of selected providers to detect fraud, and have created consortiums and task forces consisting of law enforcers and insurance investigators\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"to study|to review|to check\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan78\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to review\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"the problem|the matter\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan79\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the matter\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">and share fraud information. However, this activity, for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"the most|the foremost\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan80\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the foremost\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">part, is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"dealing with|handling|coping with|managing|addressing\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan81\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">handling\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">activity after the claim is paid and has little\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"bearing on|pertaining to|concerning|touching on|relating|referring to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan82\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">pertaining to\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">the proactive detection of fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">4. Exorcise health care fraud with the creation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"of new|of latest|of recent\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan83\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">of latest\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">laws<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">The government&#8217;s reports on the fraud problem are published in earnest in conjunction with efforts to reform our health care system, and our experience shows us that it ultimately\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"results in|leads to|ends up in\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan84\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">leads to\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"the government|the govt|the govt.\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan85\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the govt\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">introducing and enacting new laws &#8211; presuming new laws will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"result in|end in|lead to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan86\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">end in\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">more fraud detected, investigated and prosecuted &#8211; without establishing how new laws will accomplish this more effectively than existing laws that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"were not|weren't\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan87\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">weren&#8217;t\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"used to|wont to|accustomed\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan88\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">wont to\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">their full potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">With such efforts in 1996, we got the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"health insurance|insurance\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan89\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">insurance\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"it was|it had been|it absolutely was\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan90\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it had been\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">enacted by Congress\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"to address|to deal with|to handle\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan91\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to deal with\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">insurance portability and accountability for patient privacy and health care fraud and abuse. HIPAA purportedly was to equip federal law enforcers and prosecutors with the tools to attack fraud, and resulted\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"in the|within the\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan92\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">within the\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">creation of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"a number|variety\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan93\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">variety\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"of new|of latest|of recent\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan94\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">of latest\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">health care fraud statutes, including: Health Care Fraud, Theft or Embezzlement in Health Care, Obstructing Criminal Investigation of Health Care, and False Statements\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"relating to|concerning|regarding|about|with reference to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan95\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">concerning\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Health Care Fraud Matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">In 2009, the Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act appeared on the scene. This act has recently been introduced by Congress with promises that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"it will|it'll\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan96\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;ll\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"build on|repose on|rest on|build upon|depend on|devolve on|depend upon|ride|turn on|hinge on|hinge upon\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan97\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">repose on\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">fraud prevention efforts and strengthen the governments&#8217; capacity\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"to investigate|to research|to analyze\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan98\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to research\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">and prosecute waste, fraud and abuse in both government\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"and private|and personal\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan99\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and personal\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"health insurance|insurance\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan100\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">insurance\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">by sentencing increases; redefining health care fraud offense; improving whistleblower claims; creating common-sense\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"mental state|psychological state|condition|status\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan101\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">psychological state\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">requirement for health care fraud offenses; and increasing funding in federal antifraud spending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Undoubtedly, law enforcers and prosecutors MUST have the tools to effectively do their jobs. However, these actions alone, without inclusion of some tangible and significant before-the-claim-is-paid actions, will have little impact on reducing the occurrence of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"the problem|the matter\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan102\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the matter\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">What&#8217;s one person&#8217;s fraud (insurer alleging medically unnecessary services) is another person&#8217;s savior (provider administering tests to defend against potential lawsuits from legal sharks). Is tort reform\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"a possibility|an opportunity|a chance|an opening|a prospect|a break|an occasion|a clear stage\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan103\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">an opportunity\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">from those pushing for health care reform? Unfortunately,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan104\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">not! Support for legislation placing new and onerous requirements on providers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"in the|within the\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan105\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">within the\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">name of fighting fraud, however,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"does not|doesn't\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan106\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">doesn&#8217;t\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">appear to be\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"a problem|a drag|a haul|a retardant|a tangle\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan107\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">a drag\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">If Congress really wants to use its legislative powers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"to make|to form|to create\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan108\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to form\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">a difference on the fraud problem\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"they must|they need to|they have to\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan109\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they need to\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">think outside-the-box of what has already been\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"done in|wiped out|exhausted|tired|drained|worn out\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan110\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">wiped out\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">some form or fashion.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"focus on|specialise in|specialize in|target|concentrate on\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan111\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">specialise in\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">some front-end activity that deals with addressing the fraud before it happens.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"the following|the subsequent\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan112\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the subsequent\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">are illustrative of steps\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"that could|that would|that might\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan113\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">that would\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">be taken in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"an effort|an attempt|a trial|a shot|an endeavor\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan114\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">an attempt\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">to stem-the-tide on fraud and abuse:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; DEMAND all payors and providers, suppliers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"and others|et al.|et al\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan115\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">et al.\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">only use approved coding systems, where the codes are clearly defined for ALL\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"to know|to understand|to grasp\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan116\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to understand\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">and understand what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"the specific|the precise|the particular\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan117\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the precise\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">code means. Prohibit anyone from deviating from the defined meaning when reporting services rendered (providers, suppliers) and adjudicating claims for payment (payors and others). Make violations a strict liability issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; REQUIRE\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"that all|that each one|that every one\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan118\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">that each one\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">submitted claims to public\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"and private|and personal\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan119\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and personal\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">insurers be signed or annotated in some fashion by the patient (or appropriate representative) affirming they received the reported and billed services. If such affirmation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"is not|isn't\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan120\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">isn&#8217;t\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">present claim isn&#8217;t paid. If the claim is later determined to be problematic investigators have\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"the ability|the power|the flexibility\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan121\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the power\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"to talk|to speak\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan122\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to speak\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">with both the provider\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"and the|and therefore the|and also the\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan123\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and therefore the\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">patient&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; REQUIRE\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"that all|that each one|that every one\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan124\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">that each one\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">claims-handlers (especially if\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"they have|they need\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan125\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they need\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">authority to pay claims), consultants retained by insurers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"to assist|to help\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan126\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to help\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">on adjudicating claims, and fraud investigators be certified by a national accrediting company under the purview of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"the government|the govt|the govt.\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan127\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the govt\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">to exhibit that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"they have|they need\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan128\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they need\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">the requisite understanding for recognizing health care fraud,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"and the|and therefore the|and also the\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan129\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and therefore the\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">knowledge to detect and investigate the fraud in health care claims. If such accreditation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"is not|isn't\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan130\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">isn&#8217;t\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">obtained, then neither\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"the employee|the worker\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan131\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the worker\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">nor the consultant would be permitted\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"to touch|to the touch\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan132\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to the touch\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">a health care claim or investigate suspected health care fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; PROHIBIT public\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"and private|and personal\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan133\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and personal\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">payors from asserting fraud on claims previously paid where\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan134\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">established that the payor knew or should have known the claim was improper\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"and should|and will|and may\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan135\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and will\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">not\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"have been|are\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan136\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">are\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">paid. And, in those cases where fraud is established in paid claims any monies collected from providers and suppliers for overpayments be deposited into a national account to fund various fraud and abuse\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"education programs|education schemes|teaching programs\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan137\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">education schemes\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">for consumers, insurers, law enforcers, prosecutors, legislators and others; fund front-line investigators for state health care regulatory boards\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"to investigate|to research|to analyze\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan138\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to research\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">fraud in their respective jurisdictions;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"as well|also|additionally|further|furthermore|in addition|likewise|moreover|similarly|still|yet\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan139\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">also\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">as funding other health care related activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">&#8211; PROHIBIT insurers from raising premiums of policyholders\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"based on|supported\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan140\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">supported\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">estimates of the occurrence of fraud. Require insurers\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"to establish|to determine|to ascertain\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan141\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to determine\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">a factual basis for purported losses attributed to fraud\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"coupled with|including|as well as|plus|in addition to|let alone|not to mention\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan142\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">including\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">showing tangible proof of their efforts to detect and investigate fraud,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"as well|also|additionally|further|furthermore|in addition|likewise|moreover|similarly|still|yet\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan143\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">also\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">as not paying fraudulent claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">5. Insurers are victims of health care fraud<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Insurers, as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"a regular|a daily|an everyday\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan144\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">a daily\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">course of business, offer reports on fraud to present themselves as victims of fraud by deviant providers and suppliers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">It is disingenuous for insurers to proclaim victim-status\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"when they|once they|after they\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan146\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">once they\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">have\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"the ability|the power|the flexibility\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan147\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the power\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">to review claims before\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"they are|they're\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan148\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they&#8217;re\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">paid, but choose\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"not to|to not\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan149\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to not\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">because\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"it would|it might|it'd\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan150\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it might\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">impact the flow of the reimbursement system\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"that is|that's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan151\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">that&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">under-staffed. Further, for years, insurers have operated within a culture where fraudulent claims were just\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"a part|a neighborhood|an area|a district|a region|a locality|a vicinity|a section\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan152\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">a neighborhood\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"the cost|the value|the price\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan153\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the value\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">of doing business. Then, because they were victims of the putative fraud, they pass these losses on to policyholders\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"in the|within the\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan154\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">within the\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"form of|sort of|kind of|type of|style of|variety of\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan155\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">sort of\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">higher premiums (despite the duty\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"and ability|and skill|and talent\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan156\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and skill\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">to review claims before\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"they are|they're\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan157\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">they&#8217;re\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">paid). Do your premiums\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"continue to|still\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan158\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">still\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">rise?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Insurers make\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"a ton|plenty|a large amount|a lot\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan159\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">plenty\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"of money|of cash\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan160\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">of cash\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">, and under the cloak of fraud-fighting, are now keeping more of it by alleging fraud in claims to avoid paying legitimate claims,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"as well|also|additionally|further|furthermore|in addition|likewise|moreover|similarly|still|yet\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan161\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">also\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">as going after monies paid on claims for services performed\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"many years|a few years\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan162\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">a few years\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">prior from providers too petrified to fight-back. Additionally, many insurers, believing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"a lack|a scarcity|an absence\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan163\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">a scarcity\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">of responsiveness by law enforcers, file civil suits against providers and entities alleging fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">6. Increased investigations and prosecutions of health care fraud<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">Purportedly,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"the government|the govt|the govt.\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan164\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the govt\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">(and insurers) have assigned more people\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"to investigate|to research|to analyze\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan165\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to research\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">fraud, are conducting more investigations, and are prosecuting more fraud offenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">With\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"the increase|the rise\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan166\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">the rise\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"in the|within the\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan167\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">within the\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">numbers of investigators,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan168\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">not uncommon for law enforcers assigned\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor4\" data-name=\"to work|to figure\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: orange; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan169\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">to figure\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">fraud cases to lack the knowledge and understanding for working these\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor5\" data-name=\"types of|sorts of|kinds of|styles of|varieties of|forms of\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: violet; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan170\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">sorts of\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">cases.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor6\" data-name=\"it is|it's\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan171\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">also not uncommon that law enforcers from multiple agencies expend their investigative efforts\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor1\" data-name=\"and numerous|and various|and diverse\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan172\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">and various\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">man-hours by\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"rcolor2\" data-name=\"working on|performing on|functioning on|acting on|engaged on\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: red; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan173\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">performing on\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\"\/><span class=\"rcolor3\" data-name=\"the same|an equivalent|a similar|identical|constant\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: olive; cursor: pointer; font-family: nunito_sansregular; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3px; position: relative;\" tool-tip=\"faizan174\"><roshu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">an equivalent\u00a0<\/roshu><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nunito_sansregular; letter-spacing: 0.3px;\">fraud case.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, health care fraud is\u00a0everywhere\u00a0the news. There undoubtedly is fraud in health care.\u00a0an equivalent\u00a0is true\u00a0for each\u00a0business or endeavor touched by human hands, e.g. banking, credit, insurance, politics, etc.\u00a0there&#8217;s\u00a0no doubt\u00a0that health care providers who abuse their position and our trust to steal are\u00a0a drag\u00a0. So are those from other professions who do\u00a0an equivalent\u00a0. 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