虚报3000万美元医疗器材 俄州医用品老板判14年
美国司法部10月9日的案件汇总披露，俄克拉荷马州一名医疗用品公司老板因医保诈骗被判处14年监禁。该老板同时是一名脊椎按摩师，其公司向不需要、不想要这些器材的受益人配送耐用医疗设备，再向联邦医保项目虚报费用。
据司法部，该骗局向Medicare（联邦医疗保险）、TRICARE（军人医疗计划）与CHAMPVA（退伍军人医疗计划）虚报超过3,000万美元。涉及的器材包括矫形支具、血糖监测仪等耐用医疗设备，许多受益人从未下单、也不需要这些用品。
这类「免费器材」骗局在老人社区十分常见：骗子先套取老人的医保号码，再把廉价支具、护具源源寄到家里，转头向Medicare高价报销。收到没订过的医疗器材、接到声称「医保免费升级设备」的电话，都是典型信号。
提醒家里有老人的读者：Medicare不会主动打电话推销器材；任何声称免费、只要求提供医保号的来电都应挂断核实。已经收到可疑器材的，可拨打Medicare热线1-800-633-4227或向卫生与公众服务部监察长办公室（OIG）举报，保留包装与单据有助于追查。
（资料来源：美国司法部2026年10月9日案件汇总）
Oklahoma Medical-Supply Owner Gets 14 Years in $30M Medicare Fraud
A case summary released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Oct. 9 says the owner of an Oklahoma durable medical equipment company has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for health care fraud. The owner, also a chiropractor, shipped equipment to beneficiaries who did not want or need it and billed federal programs for the cost.
According to the department, the scheme billed Medicare, TRICARE, and CHAMPVA more than $30 million. The equipment included orthotic braces, glucose monitors, and other durable medical items that many beneficiaries never ordered and did not need.
"Free equipment" scams like this are common targets of seniors: operators first obtain a beneficiary's Medicare number, then ship cheap braces and supplies while billing Medicare at inflated prices. Receiving medical equipment you never ordered, or getting calls about a "free Medicare equipment upgrade," are classic warning signs.
If an older family member receives unordered medical equipment, treat it as a red flag: Medicare does not cold-call to sell equipment, and any caller offering free items in exchange for a Medicare number should be hung up on and verified independently. Suspect shipments can be reported to Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 or to the HHS Office of Inspector General; keeping the packaging and paperwork helps investigators.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice case summary, Oct. 9, 2026)
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