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Ron DeSantis: “The question's about Medicare, where there'll be people who are on Medicare that will see appointments billed…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds Press Briefing About Medicaid Initiatives In Florida

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I understand there's a contact number for Medicare, but how about reporting the provider that's making those fraudulent appointments? In terms of billing, where do those Medicare beneficiaries go to report that to the state of Florida. Yes. So The question's about Medicare, where there'll be people who are on Medicare that will see appointments billed to them that they never signed up for or never went to. Obviously, someone's making money off of that. Now, that's. That's the federal government that does that. I don't know if there's a state component where we would help with that. (31:35–31:48)

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Asserts that Medicare beneficiaries may see fraudulent billing for appointments they did not attend.

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