Even if you are in perfect health, you likely already know how abysmally expensive healthcare is in Texas and the rest of the U.S., even if you have health insurance. For that reason, maybe you have thought about taking advantage of an unfair and unbalanced system....
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Anti-kickback statute explained
Medical professionals in Texas, like all physicians nationwide, must comply with the Anti-kickback statute. This law prohibits any practicing medical professional from receiving or giving payment for patient referrals in federally funded programs like Medicare and...
Texas penalties for healthcare fraud
Healthcare fraud falls under the umbrella of standard fraud crimes in Texas. A healthcare fraud conviction in the Lone Star State could mean severe criminal consequences. You could face hefty fines, jail time and penalties such as losing a license to practice...
Texas couple puzzled to receive unneeded medical equipment
Texas residents on Medicare should be careful to guard their identification number and any personal information carefully. If this data falls into the hands of certain parties, they can use it to charge Medicare for unwanted and unnecessary medical equipment, which...
Prescription fraud can affect healthcare providers, employees
There were many reasons you became a doctor or a worker in the vast healthcare system. Helping people is a passion of yours as is having work that is stimulating and challenging. While being in the medical field can be very rewarding, it can also involve more risk on...
Machine learning being turned towards Medicare fraud detection
Machine learning and similar technologies have the potential to have impacts on many different areas. A recent study indicates that this could well include the health care fraud detection process. The study was by researchers at Florida Atlantic University. In the...

