Alarming patterns keep cropping up in the Medicare Advantage program, and whistleblowers could be key to protecting both patients and taxpayers. More than half of the roughly 100 million Medicare beneficiaries choose this program, which is supposed to offer patients a health plan comparable to traditional Medicare administered by private insurance companies at less cost to the government. The problem: As more and more beneficiaries have elected Medicare Advantage it is proving to be more … [Read more...]
Tariffs, Customs Fraud, and How Whistleblowers Can Help
You’ve probably heard plenty about tariffs lately, including a heavy dose of speculation. What you may not have heard about are the fraudulent measures some companies take in an effort to evade them and essentially get an unfair pricing advantage by defrauding the federal government. If existing tariffs increase or new ones are imposed, we’ll likely see more attempts to evade them, including fraudulent labeling or transshipment, which involves shipping to an intermediate destination that … [Read more...]
Historic Bank Secrecy Act Settlement: Was a Whistleblower Involved?
TD Bank last month became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures and to conspiracy to commit money laundering. The dubious distinction came with agreements to pay more than $3 billion in penalties — the largest penalty ever imposed under the act. Internal bank communications showed that employees knew lax internal policies made TD Bank, the nation’s 10th-largest bank, an easy solution for criminal networks. What’s not known: How the … [Read more...]
Trend to Watch in 2025: Fraud by Falsely Claiming Cybersecurity Credentials for Defense Contracts
Surging cybersecurity threats will demand the help of whistleblowers in the coming year. The topic may sound technical or even boring, but you notice more than you think you do. Cyber attacks cause major hiccups in everyday life — and billions of dollars are at stake. This year, cybersecurity breaches have resulted in compromised Social Security numbers, grounded flights, and health care system disruption, as well as threats to our federal government’s operations. While many of these … [Read more...]
No Matter the Vote Tally, California Minimum Wage is Going Up
Californians voted down a proposal to bump up the minimum wage to $18 an hour, but there still will be an increase in the New Year. By less than 1%, California voters rejected Proposition 32, the ballot measure to raise the state minimum wage in January to $18 for large employers and to $17 for employers with 25 or fewer workers. If it had passed, the rate for those smaller employers would have jumped to $18 the following year. As it stands, the state’s minimum wage will continue with a … [Read more...]
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