Episode 17: Prescription for Prison
Description
Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Exposed
When trusted credentials become criminal tools, the stakes are higher than malpractice insurance. In this episode, Shannen and Nyleen pull back the curtain on real-life cases where physicians and healthcare professionals used their white coats for cold cash β leaving Medicare, Medicaid, and patient trust in the dust.
From a Texas doctor selling signatures for $30 a piece, to COVID-era cancer scams in New York, to a $160 million pharmacy empire crumbling in Houston β we cover it all, Fraudpalooza-style.
π₯ Juicy stories.
β Real consequences.
π‘ Credentialing lessons you canβt afford to ignore.
If you work in healthcare, compliance, billing, or credentialing β youβll want to hear this one.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. And as always: Stay credentialed. Stay skeptical. Stay safe.
Resources Mentioned:
Verify your Nurses' Credentials:
https://www.nursys.com/
π Verify Your Doctorβs Credentials
βοΈ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your stateβs board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/
βοΈ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) β Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp
βοΈ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctorβs Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts
For Medical Staff Professional:
βοΈ FSMB.org β Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/
βοΈ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a βFind a Doctorβ or βMedical Staff Directoryβ page.
βοΈ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctorβs Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts
π Wanna know if your doctor is actually board certified?
Check for yourself right here:
π Verify a Plastic Surgeon
Because credentials do matter. π©Ίβ¨
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