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Villages Health DOJ investigation
Just received a call from from 2 people who identified themselves as investigators for the Department of Justice, looking into Medicare billing practices at the village’s health. I first thought it was a scam, but after hearing the personal information they had on our records, I was inclined to cooperate with their inquires.
They mostly wanted to confirm conditions listed in our files and confirm they were correct. Most conditions were not correct, especially type 2 diabetes. I’ve thought for years that the Village’s Health was a scam. This active investigation might just be the tip of the iceberg. |
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Pretty sure you just got scammed by people taking advantage of billing errors and pretending to be members of the Dept. of Justice.
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“If you receive a phone call claiming to be from the Department of Justice, be very cautious as it is likely a scam; legitimate government agencies, including the Department of Justice, will rarely contact you by phone to ask for personal information or money.” |
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I agree that it sounds shady and I’m not sure how much I would say of if I was called. |
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beginning in 2020, TVH implemented certain billing processes and practices that were not consistent with Medicare payment policies. This resulted in TVH receiving more money from the Medicare program than if billed correctly. With these consultants, we are now working to identify the financial impact of these billing errors and are in the process of repaying the Medicare program for any overpayments that resulted from the billing issue. In addition to starting work with relevant government agencies to return the overbilled Medicare funds, we have also already begun to implement a range of new internal safeguards to assure that an error such as this will not recur. The occurrence of these errors has since been self-reported to the proper U.S. government agencies, and we expect a smooth process as we work diligently to make right with the Medicare program itself—all with the goal of continuing to provide you with the best possible care you’ve rightfully come to expect from all of us at TVH." |
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And since they're legit, it means - the DOJ wouldn't be asking ME anything about MY health, to confirm or dispute anything TVH is or is not doing with their Medicare billing. Of course, anyone from the DOJ checking with me about MY Medicare billing info would be obviously lying since I'm not on Medicare in the first place. But anyway - the DOJ won't call people on the phone to ask them about their health. It's clearly a scam. Just like when you get a call from the IRS saying you'll be going to jail unless you cough up your overdue fines. It's a scam. |
Sounds like someone is trying to scam the OP. That being said, I wouldn’t be surprised if The Villages Health is being looked at closely. I’ve never heard of another health care operation that serves a senior population and won’t accept Medigap plans. Something about that smells very rotten.
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Definitely a scam! The DOJ would not discuss the issue about anyone's individual case without asking question first to identify the person 100% the person they want to talk with. Just because you answer the phone does not mean you are the person. These initial questions could be enough to get valuable information that they could use. Heck, even in the doctors/dentist/etc office they always ask for some information when you are there in person! I would suggest anyone getting a call ask for a VERIFIABLE DOJ telephone number or website that you can use to gather information on your own about thier investigation before answering any questions!
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Don't all Federal Agencies only correspond by US Mail?
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They collected this.... |
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