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Fraud has become a multimillion-dollar problem in America’s booming rehab industry, according to state officials, lawsuits filed by insurers and former clients, and federal indictments and convictions.
The rehabs are often in locations that people might be tempted to travel to, such as beachside cities in Florida. It’s become especially prevalent in California, where operators have discovered a steady stream of revenue by luring people with addiction from across the country and billing their private insurance. Lawsuits and federal cases allege that rehabs can charge insurance hundreds of thousands of dollars for a few months’ stay, but offer little in the way of treatment.
When the money runs out, they kick the patients out without support or referrals, regardless of whether or not they’ve recovered—a practice known as “patient dumping” or “curbing.”
In court filings, these rehabs generally blame the insurers for trying to get out of paying for legitimate treatment by filing lawsuits.
Yet another frustrating story showing the corruption that is engendered by public money.
Why can't Californians learn this lesson already?
Also, another reason why I don't necessarily blame insurers for being stingy with claims. There are a ton of fake doctors and fake treatment centers out there!
I’ve seen that episode, it really shows how that whole mafia works.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 12h
There are a ton of fake doctors and fake treatment centers out there!
Honestly, these problems are deeply complex. The Insurance system isn't really insurance as much as it is a government created scam that tends towards centralization.
But the deep issue is that due to generations of the people being trained to trust in the government for protection they have become incredibly gullible. We have seen this in how much people trust in the medical establishment as well. I'm not trying to say "though luck" but I'm trying to say the incentives are not aligned where you CAN trust the government to protect you. The incentives are not aligned to allow incentives to discourage crooks organically.
Far too much of the population outsources its thinking and has very very little agency. Over and over again people trust in the government to keep businesses from taking advantage of them and the government fails. Not only that, the government creates systems that allow businesses to thrive in this environment by making it possible for them to gain credentials or fake credentials.
Its deeply complicated but at the root the real fix is for people to stop believing the government and the politicians. Use word of mouth (online as well). Build communities (people that care about you) and put more trust in people you know and know you than faceless systems funded by the state or corporations.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 12h
I've heard about these scams before from one of those activist hackers who was hooked on drugs. I think it was on the Shawn Ryan show a while back. It wasn't about this... the episode was about his work catching child predators.
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This is a horribly self-perpetuating cycle. These same people claiming to help so many then turn around lobby to make things illegal with as little heads-up as possible. Kratom is their newest favorite target, and money is flowing by the tens of millions. I got an up-close look at this in Louisiana and it made me lose a lot of faith in government.
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