Medicare Fraud: Frisk and Jeb Bush

[Amy6627]

I have heard that Bill Frisk's hospital chain perpetrated the biggest Medicare fraud in history, and that Jeb Bush committed the 2nd biggest. But I can't find any to back it up with. Does anyone have some good links for me. I couldn't find any on google.

Thanks!

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Frist?

Try Google

[Amy6627]

3. That's probably why I couldn't find it! Thanks for the correction.

[Bozita]

2. Frist's family business is HCA -- fucking thieves!

HCA paid the largest settlement ever for Medicare fraud a few years ago. Take a peek at these numbers:

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/June/03_civ_386.htm




WASHINGTON, D.C. - HCA Inc. (formerly known as Columbia/HCA and HCA - The Healthcare Company) has agreed to pay the United States $631 million in civil penalties and damages arising from false claims the government alleged it submitted to Medicare and other federal health programs, the Justice Department announced today.

This settlement marks the conclusion of the most comprehensive health care fraud investigation ever undertaken by the Justice Department, working with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Defense, the Office of Personnel Management and the states. The settlement announced today resolves HCA's civil liability for false claims resulting from a variety of allegedly unlawful practices, including cost report fraud and the payment of kickbacks to physicians.

Previously, on December 14, 2000, HCA subsidiaries pled guilty to substantial criminal conduct and paid more than $840 million in criminal fines, civil restitution and penalties. Combined with today's separate administrative settlement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), under which HCA will pay an additional $250 million to resolve overpayment claims arising from certain of its cost reporting practices, the government will have recovered $1.7 billion from HCA, by far the largest recovery ever reached by the government in a health care fraud investigation.

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[Amy6627]

4. Thank you so much, this is great!