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Nevada Doctor Charged in $95 Million Medicare Wound Care Fraud Scheme

August 7, 2026 11:29 amAugust 7, 2026 11:30 am

A Henderson physician has been charged in a sprawling $95 million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts applied to elderly patients, including those in hospice care, federal prosecutors announced this week. On Tuesday, a...

Phantom Care, Real Theft: California’s Medicaid Fraud Is Not a Surprise

March 30, 2026 5:52 pmMarch 30, 2026 5:52 pm

The California state auditor flagged it in 2022. CBS News documented it in detail. Congressional committees sent letters. Federal prosecutors secured prison sentences. And then a 23-year-old in a hoodie posted a 40-minute video on X, and suddenly nine million...