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Keeping medical debt on credit reports seems especially unfair given stories like this one by a friend.

#medicaldebt #financialtoxicity #MedSky #cancer #OncSky #billingfraud
July 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
ameeradv.bsky.social
$170 under protest ignored. Bills inflated to $662 after promos erased. Twice disconnected during disputes. This is billing fraud, not service. #HansVestberg #Verizon #BillingFraud #ConsumerProtection #StopCorporateGreed
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
aliciaault.bsky.social
A tale from America's broken health system. How many have the intelligence, time and diligence to fight a crazy bill? This post by a friend explains how he did it and he offers help to others.

#MedTwitter #billingfraud #upcoding #hospitals #medicaldebt #debt
How we fought a $22,603 medical debt and won
Our step-by-step guide to reducing our bill to $0.00 owed
walterkerr.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
securityonline.bsky.social
CVE-2026-71479, an integer overflow in New API billing, is exploited in the wild to inflate user account balances.

#CVE202671479 #IntegerOverflow #NewAPI #ExploitedInTheWild #AIGateway #BillingFraud
CVE-2026-71479: New API Integer Overflow Exploited in the Wild
TL;DR A billing flaw in New API, a popular open-source AI API gateway, is under active attack. Tracked as CVE-2026-71479, this integer overflow lets a user with a small balance credit themselves an enormous one. The maintainers confirmed exploitation in the wild and shipped an emergency fix. The flaw scores a CVSS 9.1. Why It Matters New API handles billing and quota for AI applications.
securityonline.info
August 18, 2026 at 2:25 AM
benefitmims.bsky.social
It's not just health insurance carriers. Here's a list of recent #MedicalFraud #BillingFraud #fines and sentences. #ProviderGreed #HealthcareFraud #Healthcare
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker's has reported since Dec. 27:
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
coupdegraz7.bsky.social
#UnitedHealthcare #billingfraud
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Feb 21
The DOJ is investigating UnitedHealthcare over billing fraud to funnel extra payments to Medicare Advantage plans, the Wall Street Journal reports.

UnitedHealthcare shares have already dropped 9% since the story broke.
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
maternlawgroup.bsky.social
California vascular practice, physician agree to pay $6.73 million in False Claims Act settlement

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#FalseClaims #MedicareFraud #BillingFraud #Fraud #Whistleblowers
California vascular practice, physician agree to pay $6.73 million in False Claims Act settlement
A California vascular practice and physician will pay $6.73 million to settle claims of unnecessary Medicare procedures between 2016 and 2024.
tradersunion.com
May 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM