Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

ABC Nightline sends an 82-year-old grandmother undercover to expose Medicare fraud in McAllen, Texas.

Description

Medicare and Medicaid fraud have been perennial reporting topics since the 1960s, often requiring undercover techniques to amass specific details.

Authors

Megan Chuchmach
Brian Ross
Nat Caldwell
Pamela Zekman
Gene Mustain
William Jones

Subjects

fraud
medicaid
medicare
posed as patient
presented as patient
scam
undercover

Media History

The reporting was intended for these media types: Newspaper, Television

"Undercover Grandma Catches Medicare Fraud on Tape" - Megan Chuchmach and Brian Ross - ABC News

2012-05-11

"In the wake of an ABC News undercover investigation, federal authorities in Texas are investigating how an active 82-year-old grandmother was diagnosed as homebound, with a range of ailments that she did not have, including Type 2 diabetes, opening the door to potentially tens of thousands of dollars in Medicare payments for home health care, supplies and equipment she did not need."