Social Security Fraud, Misuse, or Impersonation
The Social Security Administration (SSA) investigates reports like these:
- Providing false information or evidence for a benefit claim
- Concealment of work and assets
- Representative payee misuse
- Misuse and trafficking of Social Security numbers and cards by people or businesses
- Reports of criminal activity and serious misconduct involving Social Security employees
VA Benefits Fraud & Misuse
Veterans Affairs (VA) investigates reports of:
- Misuse of a beneficiary's VA benefits
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Medicaid Fraud
Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) investigate issues like these:
- Billing for goods or services not provided
- Billing for "phantom" patients
- Double billing
- Billing for more expensive procedures than were performed
- Billing for medically unnecessary goods or services
- Billing for non-covered goods or services
- Kickbacks
- Managed Care Plans committing patient recruiting or enrollment fraud
- Managed Care Providers billing Managed Care Plans for medically unnecessary services