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02/02/2010 Southern California HME Rally for HR-3790 |
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Written by Sean Schwighammer
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It is time to stand-up for our industry. Home Medical Equipment providers are making
their voices heard to support HR 3790, the bill to repeal the DMEPOS bidding program.
If competitive bidding proceeds
- 90% of area Medicare providers will lose the ability to serve beneficiaries
- Hundreds of businesses will close, thousands more Californians will be unemployed
- Round 1 reimbursement cuts of over 30% can be implemented throughout California
- California insurance companies will replicate Medicare Cuts
- Most importantly, quality products and timely services will no longer exist
There will be information distributed, presentations, and lessons on how to engage
legislators for the benefit of all DME providers in California.
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10/26/09 Irresponsible Reporting - 60 Minutes DME story: 95% of Miami suppliers are phony |
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Amepa News
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Written by Rob Brant
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Last night 60 Minutes' lead story was another about DME fraud in Miami-Dade County. During the segment, correspondent Steve Kroft interviewed a convicted felon, "Tony", now serving 12 years for defrauding Medicare of $20 million. Below is a transcript from CBS from the last minute of the segment:
The Obama administration is providing Medicare with an additional $200 million to fight fraud as part of its stimulus package, and billions of dollars to computerize medical records and upgrade networks, which should help Medicare catch more phony charges.
But Tony, who has just begun serving his 12 year prison sentence, says there's no shortage of people in Miami waiting to take his place.
Asked how many people in Miami were doing this, Tony said, "I'd say at least 2,000 people. At least 2,000, 3,000 companies."
He estimated that less than five percent of these companies were legitimate.
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