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Clinic Seized $2M for Fake Wound Treatments
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Federal prosecutors seize $2 million from Pasadena wound care clinic, suspected of Medicare fraud through fake skin graft treatments. Clinic, Expert Wound Care, raked in $34 million in reimbursements, with one patient accounting for over $6 million. Investigators found patients unaware of treatments, billings exploded six times over in months. Medicare fraud crackdown on skin substitutes sees spending surge from $256 million in 2019 to over $10 billion in 2024. No charges yet, but probe continues with Homeland Security involved.
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