TELEVISION COMMERCIALS WILL CHANGE MEDICARE FRAUD

The Government is running national television commercials for the prevention of Medicare Fraud and using average citizens (not government employees) to urge the public to be on the look-out for fraud and gives an (800) number to call and report it.

1. Dr. Fata of Michigan was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison on July 10, 2015 for chemotherapy treatments that were not needed for cancer.

2. Dr. Ingram of Virginia was ordered to pay in a lawsuit $500,000.00 for a diagnosis of Hemorrhoids in June, 2015 that was a lie.

3. UCLA Health is changing now because Dr. David Feinberg left as CEO of UCLA Medical Center at the end of July, 2015... after Dr. Fata had been sentenced.

If my Blog has in any way contributed to the Federal Government's decision to create these television commercial public service announcements, alerting the public of potential Medicare Fraud, then I am absolutely thrilled!!  In all the years I have tried to contact Medicare to report the fraud I was subjected to at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, I could not find a phone number - and ended up speaking with a fraudulent company in Tampa, Florida that only received the information, who then reported back to the doctors involved - mainly Oliver Dorigo - to change his records.

Now, the 59 million Medicare beneficiaries will have the right number to call - Finally there is a solution!

Call 1-(800)-Medicare (1-800-633-4227) to report fraud.