tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post1526644196349249456..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Hearing First-hand: A Medicaid Administrator SpeaksDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-18907724010327204662011-08-03T19:37:38.187-05:002011-08-03T19:37:38.187-05:00Fraud is an intrinsic fact of government. Politici...Fraud is an intrinsic fact of government. Politicians have been saying for decades that they will eliminate "waste, fraud and abuse." It never happens. For medicare/medicade, however, you have to separate out criminal fraud from everything else. The government calls any undotted "i" on one of their forms "fraud." It's easier to scapegoat a group of honest Pluripotenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185555436961257160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78644277891133819972011-08-03T15:42:00.657-05:002011-08-03T15:42:00.657-05:00The fraud perpetrators at all levels will drain th...The fraud perpetrators at all levels will drain the pond for the cash now and never give it a thought what will happen in the future. Its live for today and not to worry. I have said it before and I will say it again... I am glad I have lived the bulk of my life.<br /><br />I just had hernia surgery as an out patient at my local hospital... a small city on the west coast of Florida. I was Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-73259430414870631742011-08-03T11:45:33.328-05:002011-08-03T11:45:33.328-05:00A possible solution is to hire private agencies to...A possible solution is to hire private agencies to audit and find the fraud. Their fee is a percentage of the recovered funds - no cost to the government. Given them a big percentage. The real benefit comes if there is a feedback loop that identifies the types and methods of fraud and allows automatic detection programs to be built into the application process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com