The following story about overcharging at private care homes appeared on page 2 of yesterday’s Daily Mail:
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This story has many similarities to the US Department of Justice’s investigation into US Health Insurer United Health’s pilfering of the American public purse in its Medicaid programme.
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The man who ran the Medicaid programme when UnitedHealth allegedly overcharged the American taxpayer by multimillion dollar was Simon Stevens – current head of NHS England.
According to his LinkedIn Profile, Stevens was :
Chief Executive Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare
Dates Employed2006 – 2009
Employment Duration: 3 yrs
Location: USA
America’s leading seniors health company, with $30 billion revenues and serving one-in-five Medicare beneficiaries nationwide in partnership with AARP – the world’s largest voluntary organization. Launched the largest Medicare Part D benefits plan, also managing the largest Medicare-focused PBM.
If Simon Stevens knew about the fraud case – did he declare it?
And can he be trusted to look after the NHS?