Yikes: Health Care Providers Facing Criminal Charges Received Coronavirus Stimulus Checks

Part of the Wuhan coronavirus stimulus relief package – known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – included sending $30 billion to the majority of health care providers that successfully billed Medicare last year. The goal was to get out money as quickly as possible to help health care providers who were struggling. But part of the speed also meant some vetting failed to take place. According to Reuters, some health care providers who are undergoing civil or criminal fraud investigations received stimulus funds. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that funds were sent to all providers who submitted claims to Medicare unless they had already been excluded.-- More...

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