Widespread Medicare Fraud and Kickbacks at 340B Hospitals
White House Task Force Tackles Health Care Fraud Earlier this year, Vice President J.D. Vance and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced the formation of the White House Task Force on Fraud, pledging to protect taxpayer money from fraudsters. Their work is off to a solid start, having already frozen billions in questionable payments […]
Minnesota audit shows DHS inaccurately stated it had no control over kickbacks
A new audit in Minnesota, prompted by Governor Tim Walz, has unveiled significant issues within the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS). For years, DHS has inaccurately asserted that it lacked the authority to properly investigate allegations of Medicaid kickbacks. The audit from the Auditor’s Office, titled “Department of Human Services Investigation into Alleged Kickbacks […]
Senior US foreign aid official admits to accepting kickbacks and misleading federal authorities.
Federal Aid Agency Under Investigation for Mismanagement The U.S. Foundation for African Development, a foreign aid organization that has channeled significant taxpayer funds to initiatives across Africa over the past 40 years, has faced considerable pushback against efforts from the Trump administration aimed at increasing oversight and transparency in its operations. Months after a government […]
Trump administration aims to address pharmacy benefit manager kickbacks to reduce drug prices
The Trump administration announced plans to phase out rebates involving pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in an effort to lower health insurance costs for Americans. This initiative, referred to as the Great Healthcare Plan, is geared towards reducing both drug prices and premiums while holding major insurance companies accountable and promoting price transparency. President Trump recently […]
U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans – The New York Times
The Justice Department accused three of the nation's largest health insurance companies of paying illegal kickbacks in hundreds of millions of dollars over several years to insurance brokers who led people to private Medicare plans. Federal prosecutors also accused the two insurers of conspired with brokers to discriminate against people with disabilities by blocking enrollment […]
Two Adams allies being eyed by feds for potentially influencing city contracts, taking kickbacks
The federal government is monitoring two top aides to Mayor Eric Adams for allegedly influencing city contracts and accepting bribes, according to information obtained by The Washington Post, a damning new lead in a wide-ranging investigation into corruption and patronage, law enforcement sources said. Federal authorities are investigating whether Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil […]