Hidden Health Care Costs

" Health care reform advocates want to cut costs and eliminate wasteful spending isn't saying so how -- studying with sixty billion dollars worth of fraud. That's the amount the federal government pays every year fake Medicare claims allegedly our next guest. Has a handful of bills that he never actually receive test for he noted that it fight Medicare about potential fraud. But what's happened. They've ignored him bill stealth now joins us the morning bill good morning pleaded guilty. He's just talking about healthcare fraud on the kids that you decided two to bring this up by email -- today. Tell us what happened to you look at the bills you got for stuff that. You didn't receive. A period."

" It was flagged immediately because the -- billing organization. Is from California. An -- to California for over ten years and other organizations from Idaho and at best and I've never been an Idaho. And then look at the nature of the services there's all kinds of tests in California example. There's over 2000 dollars and tests of I -- I -- they are but I certainly there were not. Performed on me. And similarly the Idaho organization had over thousand dollars in tests. I don't know for absolute certain that this is -- But I do know for absolute certain that it is not a valid charge that you receive Medicare summary of the tests out in North Hollywood. California what that's that's of the statements suggest but had never have been the north Hollywood California and -- no idea how that -- pat."

" I mean that tested for Lyme Disease that testing for different calcium essays they're doing lipid panels -- for cholesterol in in. In north Hollywood California. It makes no sense to me and you live in upstate new York and through that is so what's really disturbing is you tell me that when you called to complain about this. They tell you that call the people that allegedly did the test 3000 miles away."

" Amazing. And as bitter attack on more than one occasion at least three occasions I called people. And asked. About this charge if you look at the back of the of the statement that highlighted an Oscar time and get that it directs you to call the number on the front of the statement which I did. And I finally did -- you negotiate your way through the automated telephone system -- a person on the phone right and now the person tells you what you have to pull the provider."

" So so you reported what you believe to be fraught. I believe that OK and have you ever been called back by the center. Permit Medicare Medicaid Services which administers this now. Get hurt in the US attorney not FBI now inspector general none of the of the -- Italy none of the above nobody. Fox News boxes. Are incredible good -- help -- that film from the South Africa thank you so much his seat belt object if -- now."