Durable Medical Equipment Fraud ; DME stands for durable medical equipment: things like back braces and wheelchairs. ; You may receive a back, knee, or arm brace in the mail that you never asked for. It may come with documentation that leads you to believe the brace was sent by your doctor. ; If you received a Medicare payment form, do not sign it. It is a scam, and if Medicare doesn't cover it, you will be charged.
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The DMAT scam was a ₹10,000 crore dental and medical college admission scam, which was fully exposed in June 2015 in Madhya Pradesh when the Controller of Dental and Medical Admission Test (DMAT) exam, Yogesh Uprit, was arrested. Indore based RTI activist and whistleblower Dr. Anand Rai w...
Promises of 'free' medical devices like braces or wheelchairs could be a scam. Know the warning signs to protect yourself from medical equipment scams
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Don’t fall for this free medical equipment scam Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you to avoid falling for Medicare scammers looking to steal your identity and money. Over 60 million fellow...
While many people have rallied to help others in response to COVID-19, there are others trying to make money off of the fear and uncertainty surrounding it. The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Drug Administration have issued warning letters to several companies which have stated that they are able to treat or prevent COVID-19. These companies are marketing products such as aromatherapy, teas, colloid silver, essential oils, and vaccines and medicines allegedly under FDA testing. There are n...
An online telehealth service suspected to be a scam is linked to failed national GP chain Tristar Medical Group, which collapsed earlier this year owing millions of dollars to doctors and the gover...
In Surat, 13 men ran a fake degree scam, selling fake medical degrees for as low as ₹70,000. The scam, in play since 2002, was worth ₹10 crore. With 1 doctor per 25,000 people in rural India, clini...