/tags/medicare-fraud Medicare Fraud en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-22/fbi-raids-the-scooter-store-will-tsa-crack-down-on-wheelchair-miracles The Scooter Store says it's fully cooperating. Investigators wanted to see its billing records. Questions have been raised about the money Medicare has to spend on power chairs. Meanwhile, at airports there's a growing problem: travelers who abuse wheelchair rules to get around long lines. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-22/fbi-raids-the-scooter-store-will-tsa-crack-down-on-wheelchair-miracles Mark Memmott /npr-news/npr-news/2012-08-21/health-law-gives-medicare-fraud-fighters-new-weapons Criminals who defraud public health care programs to the tune of billions of dollars a year are now up against sophisticated computer systems designed to catch them. But the new efforts may yield far more leads than the current team of investigators and analysts can handle. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:28:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2012-08-21/health-law-gives-medicare-fraud-fighters-new-weapons Sarah Varney /npr-news/2012-02-28/feds-accuse-texas-doctor-in-350-million-medicare-fraud A Texas doctor and six co-conspirators indicted for an alleged long-running health care scam look to have set a new record for a medical practice: $350 million in fraudulent Medicare bills and $24 million under Medicaid over nearly six years ending in late 2011. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-02-28/feds-accuse-texas-doctor-in-350-million-medicare-fraud Scott Hensley /politics/2011-09-26/congress-cracking-down-on-medicare-fraud Even as Congress prepares to slash most government programs, one is slated to grow. The federal government is spending more than ever to combat Medicare… Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2011-09-26/congress-cracking-down-on-medicare-fraud