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June 5 – 11: Medicare Fraud Prevention Week – Knowledge is Powerful

Medicare fraud is big business for criminals. Medicare loses an estimated $70 billion each year due to fraud, errors, and abuse. The exact figure is impossible to measure. Medicare fraud hurts us all. When thieves steal from Medicare, there is less money for the health care we really need. We pay for things we may […]

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June 3, 2023

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Volunteer Spotlight: Powering through the Pandemic with Consistency

Observing Hugh Nash Keel as an SMP Hawaii dual program volunteer with the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Volunteer Program (LTCOVP), one would think COVID-19 was a faint memory or never occurred. That’s because Keel is undeterred, committed and caring in serving others, particularly those who are most vulnerable or as he puts it, “with little […]

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April 13, 2023

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Kukui Gram – April 2023

IN THIS ISSUE: 20/23 Web Series: Medicaid Fraud & Abuse, Timing & Teamwork Stop Bank Scam, Volunteer Spotlight & Events Calendar.

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April 13, 2023

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20/23 Web Series on Fraud and Abuse – Medicaid: Trends & Other Warnings Signs to Heed

Landon Murata is the Director of the Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). The Unit conducts a statewide program for the criminal and civil investigation and prosecution of provider fraud against the Medicaid Program, fraud in its administration, and abuse or neglect of Hawaii Medicaid recipients and residents of board and care facilities throughout the […]

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April 10, 2023

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