Medicare Turns to Technology to Fight Fraud

Medicare is planning to take a leaf out of the security measures adopted by credit card companies, for instance, the screening technology, in a bid to ward off fraudulent claims.

This technology advantage may help Medicare keep a watch on blatant abuses.

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However, Medicare must evolve something better to help spot the devious claims of well-known corporates who may have enough ways of cleverly hiding facts.

Source-Medindia

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