The nation's largest drugmakers have paid at least $8 billion in fines for repeatedly defrauding Medicare and Medicaid over the past decade, but they remain in business with the federal government because they are often the sole suppliers of critical products, records show.

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Minnesota officials are reporting a handful of doctors to the state medical board for potential disciplinary action because of the amount of addictive painkillers and potent psychotropic drugs they have prescribed.

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The plot involved 10 doctors, 9 separate clinics in New York City and 105 different corporations, all in service of a health care fraud ring that federal authorities say conspired to steal more than a quarter of a billion dollars from insurance companies. And when the details were announced on Wednesday, they cast an unflattering spotlight on how immigrants from the former Soviet Union have often dominated such schemes in the city.

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The Obama administration announced Tuesday that federal law enforcement officials have arrested a Texas doctor and the owners of five home health agencies on charges they defrauded Medicare and Medicaid by a record-setting $375 million over five years. Read the Article>

Federal authorities say they recovered $4.1 billion in health care fraud judgments last year, a record high which officials on Monday credited to new tools for cracking down on deceitful Medicare claims.

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As President Barack Obama presses forward with his signature health care law, his fellow Illinois Democrats running state government have waited more than a year to win federal approval for a new plan to fight fraud in the health program for 2.7 million of the state's poorest residents. Read the Article>

The new rules, which implement part of the healthcare reform law, target multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs). Read the Article>

Federal authorities have charged 12 people in connection with billing schemes that involved more than $95 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.

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From Chris Covington's perspective, Rodolfo Bouza sits at the bottom of a large chain of people with one purpose in mind - getting money from the federal Medicare system.

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HHS is warning consumers about a private website that’s posing as the central hub for health care reform’s Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan. Read the Article>