Medical insurance fraud: The tactics used to prey upon the most vulnerable

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Medical insurance fraud is costing taxpayers almost $20 billion.

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More importantly, it’s costing patients who need critical care delays in treatment.

9 Investigates the tactics used to prey on the most vulnerable and the companies that are being made to answer for their actions.

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