Penis Pump Medicare Billing Fraud Scheme Deflated

Several Miami businessman were indicted for fraudulently billing Medicare for penis pumps. In one instance, the company billed Medicare for four different penis pumps for one female patient. “That,” said a Medicare spokesman, “we should have caught.”

The defendants are accused of stealing patient records and then submitting almost $2 million in bogus claims, exploiting how Medicare pays bills without first verifying them.

Pumps for impotence used in alleged scam [azcentral]

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