[WalterBright]

There's also the issue of crafting a business model around the rules on how Medicare pays out. This is not fraud, as it follows the letter of the law, but it's an enormous cost.

For example, ever notice those TV ads where you can get some equipment, like a scooter, "at no cost to you"? That's a business based entirely around looking for people they can get qualified for free stuff from Medicare, then they make money by billing Medicare.

[guelo]

Actually, the article mentions that that scooter company got busted for fraud.

[WalterBright]

I saw another one just yesterday on TV for another device "at no cost to you".

"Frontline" also had an episode investigating dental clinics that have sprouted up that were specifically designed to extract max dollars from government programs to get dental services to poor people.