In the event that anyone needed more evidence
that the Federal and State government is taking a serious look at persons who
are out to take advantage of the Medicare System by exploiting the elderly and
vulnerable, the recent arrests in the Metro Area are significant evidence of
that proposition. The wide-sweeping arrests that were reported here, also show
an increasing trend; namely, that there are those who are seeking to take
financial advantage of the elderly and those who are vulnerable and sick.
Unfortunately, the news in this case is only a
symptom of a greater problem. There are a lot of individuals who are looking to
take advantage of the elderly and vulnerable, and who will try and exploit them
financially, either by improperly subjecting them to medical treatment they do
not need to try and obtain money from the government illegally, or by simply
going into the eider's pocket book and getting ahold of their funds. Many
times, it is the persons that the vulnerable trust most that take advantage of
their situation; their children, their families, their doctors and their
friends.
Sadly, the reports of arrest are not novel, and
these are not likely to be the last. Hopefully, with arrests in cases like
this, particularly where the thefts are connected with the financial
exploitation of those who are most vulnerable, families and law enforcement will
become more alert and sensitive to this type of activity, and become more
likely to prosecute it, either criminally, or through civil actions.
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