Woman reports alleged Medicare fraud
A Rosharon woman says she keeps reporting fraudulent charges to Medicare, but says it appears the government is doing nothing to stop the fraud. FOX 26’s Randy Wallace spoke with the woman.
HOUSTON – A Medicare recipient is raising concerns about potential fraud after discovering thousands of dollars in charges for medical equipment she says she never needed—despite reporting the issue to federal officials months ago.
Texas woman sounding the alarm on Medicare fraud regarding her account
What they’re saying:
Cindy Kovalchuk carefully reads her Medicare statement and advises other Medicare recipients to do the same.
In her March statement, a medical device company based in Coral Gables, Florida charged her Medicare number six times for catheters Cindy says she didn’t need and never received. The cost? More than $10,000.
It wasn’t the first…
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