When millions flow into healthcare billing, it takes little for a rot to begin. In New York, the system began to creak under schemes fueled by fraud, not patients. In early 2025, the Department of Justice announced a massive nationwide healthcare fraud takedown: 324 defendants charged, over $14.6 billion in false billing, and more than […]
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The COVID-19 unemployment benefits provided from the federal programs, like the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), were not directly cut onto Electronic Transfer Fund (EFT) cards. Instead, these federal benefits were distributed through state unemployment agencies, and some recipients may have received these funds via prepaid debit cards issued by banks like U.S. Bank and […]
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Broad Street Family Pharmacy, while licensed to provide services to Medicaid and Medicare consumers, had a business model designed really to commit fraud rather than to provide patient-centered care. Elizabeth Thompson owned the pharmacy but her husband, Dello Buono, operated it – even though he was not allowed to be a provider under the Medicaid […]
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Minnesota’s “Housing Stabilization Services” program receives federal Medicaid dollars with the goal of providing housing for the neediest of the Minnesota population. Anyone who demonstrates a need for assistance with communication, mobility, decision-making, or managing challenging behaviors, along with those experiencing housing instability. This tends to be seniors, people with disabilities, and people with mental […]
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