Priority Medical Group

Priority Medical Group Our model of care is based on a holistic approach to primary care, behavioral health, and a focused treatment plan for optimal wellness.

At PMG, we offer integrated functional medicine. Our model of care is based on a holistic approach to primary care, behavioral health, an in-depth analysis, and a focused treatment plan for optimal wellness.We also currently offer COVID-19 rapid tests, PCR tests, and vaccinations.

01/27/2026

A Connecticut nurse just pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud — billing for care that never happened.

Prosecutors say she charged Medicaid while patients were hospitalized, out of state, or not even receiving care. Fake notes. Inflated hours. Years of quiet fraud.

This wasn’t a mistake.
It was stealing from patients who actually need help.

One nurse. One scheme. Broken trust.

01/26/2026

A Florida nursing assistant was just convicted in a $114 MILLION Medicare fraud scheme — and this is exactly how trust gets weaponized. Federal prosecutors say seniors were targeted, their identities used to bill Medicare for care that never happened, while money flowed into a fraud network instead of patient care. This wasn’t a mistake. It was organized, deliberate, and built on exploiting elderly people and a system meant to protect them. According to U.S. Department of Justice, cases like this are why Medicare fraud now drains tens of billions every year — raising costs, tightening access, and punishing honest providers. One conviction. One role. $114 million gone. This is how fraud hides in plain sight — until it doesn’t.

01/26/2026

A Washington Post investigation confirms what federal watchdogs have warned for years: healthcare and welfare fraud is happening across the U.S. From Minnesota to Florida, Texas, and New York, investigators keep finding the same pattern — fake billing, phantom services, inflated Medicaid claims, and public money draining out while oversight lags behind.

Minnesota became a flashpoint because billions are allegedly involved — but experts are clear: this isn’t about one state or one community. It’s about weak safeguards, slow audits, and systems that pay first and ask questions later. When oversight fails, fraud spreads — quietly, legally on paper, and devastating in reality.

This isn’t politics.
It’s math.
And it’s taxpayer money disappearing at scale.

01/25/2026

Prosecutors say a facility meant to protect people with intellectual disabilities ran for years with neglect, falsified records, and failed supervision — while public money kept flowing. It only came to light after a resident died.
This isn’t just about two names. It’s about oversight that failed, warnings that were ignored, and a system that looked the other way while vulnerable people paid the price.
When accountability breaks, the damage isn’t financial — it’s human.

01/25/2026

This should stop you cold.

Federal watchdogs say tens of BILLIONS in taxpayer dollars were saved by stopping Medicare and Medicaid fraud — money that was about to disappear.

And that’s just what they caught.

For every scheme exposed, more slip through weak oversight and slow audits. Fake billing, ghost providers, insiders gaming the system — all targeting programs meant for seniors and the vulnerable.

This isn’t politics.
It’s your money.

And fraud only grows when it’s ignored.

01/24/2026

Another Medicare fraud case — and it shows how easily trust gets abused.

Federal prosecutors say a Florida nursing assistant helped bill Medicare for care that was never provided or never needed. Not a mistake. Not bad paperwork. A deliberate scheme that turned vulnerable patients into payout triggers.

Every fake claim drained taxpayer money. Every lie weakened a system seniors depend on to survive.

This is the real damage of Medicare fraud:
patients become numbers, care becomes profit, and trust collapses.

And Florida isn’t alone — investigators say more cases are coming.

01/24/2026

Another healthcare fraud case just went federal — and it’s about kickbacks, not mistakes.

A Vermont healthcare executive pleaded guilty to paying and receiving illegal kickbacks for patient referrals. Money decided where patients went — not medical need. That’s a felony.

This is how fraud really works: hidden fees, fake “consulting,” quiet profit — and Medicare pays the bill.

White coats. Dirty money. Real victims.

01/23/2026

$6.8 BILLION — recovered in one year from healthcare fraud.
And that’s only what was caught.

Medicare. Medicaid. Hospitals. Drug companies. Fake billing. Kickbacks. Care that never happened.
Most cases were exposed by whistleblowers, not regulators.

If $6.8B came back… imagine how much didn’t.

That’s the real problem.

01/23/2026

$556 MILLION. That’s what Kaiser Permanente is paying to settle Medicare claims — and this isn’t noise, it’s a warning shot.

Federal prosecutors say Kaiser affiliates inflated Medicare Advantage diagnoses to make patients look sicker, triggering higher payouts from taxpayers. More risk codes = more money. Kaiser denies wrongdoing, but the settlement is one of the largest Medicare Advantage recoveries ever.

Why it matters: over HALF of all seniors are now in Medicare Advantage. If aggressive coding boosts profits without real medical need, the system bleeds billions — and trust collapses.

This isn’t paperwork.
It’s how Medicare money gets quietly rerouted.
And Washington is done looking away.

01/23/2026

Scientists just made paralyzed rats walk again — and this time, it wasn’t luck.

Using 3D-printed scaffolds + human stem cells, researchers at the University of Minnesota rebuilt severed spinal cord connections in the lab. The printed framework guided new nerve growth across a complete spinal injury. Signals reconnected. Movement returned. Walking followed.

No hype — but also no humans yet. This is early-stage science, and the jump from rats to people will take years. Still, for a condition that’s been a dead end for decades, this cracks the door open. Paralysis may not be permanent forever.

01/22/2026

Medicare just admitted it made $288 BILLION in improper payments in ONE year. Not millions. Billions. Officials say it’s mostly “errors” — but that’s exactly how fraud hides in plain sight while taxpayer money meant for seniors disappears. This isn’t paperwork. It’s a system-wide accountability crisis.

01/21/2026

Two people just pleaded guilty in a $68 MILLION Medicaid fraud tied to adult day care centers in Brooklyn — fake attendance, inflated hours, and seniors who weren’t even there. Prosecutors say this was a years-long cash grab targeting vulnerable adults and draining public funds meant for care. This is theft disguised as help.

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