Medicare scheme for catheters hits home in Nebraska
Nebraska officials began raising the alarm after noticing a suspicious spike in billings to Medicare for urinary catheters, which a federal agency since has labeled a fraud scheme.
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Nebraska officials began raising the alarm after noticing a suspicious spike in billings to Medicare for urinary catheters, which a federal agency since has labeled a fraud scheme.
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