Oklahoma Disaster Officials Are Now Fighting Off Fraud
The fraud is multifaceted and includes fraud of the victims, fraud of the system and insurance fraud to name a few.
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Why We Need To Pay Attention To Medicare Fraud
These medical supply houses will hound a Medicare recipient sometimes up to three times a day to try to get their information or help. There are a ton of warning signals that jump out where these fraudulent companies are operating. Keep an eye out for:
State Farm Charged in Hurricane Katrina Claim Fraud Case
In the wake of horrible Hurricane Katrina, State Farm is accused of burying, modifying and hiding damage reports to keep from having to pay.
How The Cloud Saves Your Data from Total Destruction
If you’ve needed to access work-related information from anywhere other than the office, you understand the inherent value of cloud computing. Cloud computing stores everything from graphs to policy briefings online, making them available to authorized users via the Internet. Not long ago, only large companies with a vast amount of expensive information networks could …
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Bad Medicine isn’t What I Need: Health Care Fraud’s Most Wanted List
Fast Facts and True Stories about Health Care Fraud In 2008, Americans spent $2.34 trillion dollars on health care. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) estimates that between 3 and 10 percent (between $70 billion and $234 billion) was lost to health care fraud. $234 billion dollars is roughly the equivalent to the Gross Domestic …
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HIPAA: Did You Know Your Health Information Is Protected By Federal Law?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides rights and protections for participants and beneficiaries in group health plans. The Privacy Rule, a federal law, grants consumers rights over health information and promulgates rules and limitations on who can look at and receive personal health information. The Privacy Rule applies to all forms of individuals’ protected health information, whether …
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The Money Store Review: Worth Your Time? Save a Dime, or More?
The Money Store offers some low rates loans but watch out for . . .
ING Direct Review: Is This Online Bank Right for You?
Although not perfect in every way and not meant to be an “only” account. . .
AFLAC: The 411 on the “Quack”
AFLAC is well-liked for these good points, as well as others such as easy claim forms that are available online and the fact that AFLAC plans also pay for some preventative services that many traditional plans don’t pay for, but what about price?