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Medicare Health Providers Owe $2 Billion In Back Taxes

June 20, 2008

According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), health care providers who collect payments from Medicare owe the government over $2 billion in back taxes.Washington (dbTechno) - According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), health care providers who collect payments from Medicare owe the government over $2 billion in back taxes.

The GAO found that in total, more than 27,000 establishments consisting of hospitals, nursing homes, etc. all were part of a scam where they collected Medicare payments in 2006, but failed to follow the proper tax system.

This number represents 6% of all Medicare health providers which have served over 40 million people.

The total amount in terms of Medicare payments paid out to them equals to $402 billion.

This investigation follows past concerns in other GAO reports which show that billions of dollars are not being paid to the government.

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