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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by seanmcdirmid on Monday January 10, 2022 @08:45AM (#29874659)
That kind of fraud can occur because you have a socialized system interfacing with a non-socialized one. The government is paying the costs, but they don’t actually have much control over or oversight of the care. It is not like Australia where the government is all in by funding the hospitals and doctors directly.
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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by refurb on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:49AM (#29875610)
https://www.counterfraud.gov.au/case-studies/clinic-owner-co...

”A medical clinic owner defrauded the Commonwealth of more than $3.3 million by claiming rebates for services not given to over 5,870 different patients.”

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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by seanmcdirmid on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:53AM (#29875667)
He got caught very quickly, I’m not sure what this proves (that idiots exist in every country?).
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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by refurb on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:20AM (#29876160)
You claimed it doesn’t happen in Australia and I proved it does.

Why are you moving goal posts?

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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by seanmcdirmid on Monday January 10, 2022 @12:31PM (#29878293)
This is like a Trump supporter claiming that the Democrats stole the election because a bunch of Trump voters got caught voting illegally, very easily because...the system actually works. Here, yes, you can still commit fraud in Australia, but your chances of getting caught quickly are almost 100%.
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Re:Covid-19 may have killed nearly 3M in India, far more tha... by refurb on Monday January 10, 2022 @08:00PM (#29885618)
You provided no source to back that up. You’re saying a doctor who orders an extra unnecessary test will get caught 100% of the time?

Clearly fantasy.

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