Medicare Strike Force – Healthcare Fraud Blog by Stephen Lee

What data reveals about the Farid Fata case

The case of Farid Fata has gotten a lot of new attention recently with season 2 of the popular Dr. Death podcast, and it is a useful example of what data can reveal about health care fraud. Data probably could have caught Fata even earlier, and data helps suggest an answer to one of theContinue reading “What data reveals about the Farid Fata case”

Breakdown of the Takedown 2: Was It Really the “Largest” “Takedown” Ever?

For more than a decade, the federal government has announced at least one healthcare fraud takedown each year. And on September 30, 2020, the federal government announced what it called the “largest” such action. But this claim is based on some questionable methodology that I think would surprise reporters, including changing what the government countsContinue reading “Breakdown of the Takedown 2: Was It Really the “Largest” “Takedown” Ever?”