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Receptionist claimed $178k in Medicare payments

22/08/2022

A Cairns woman has been convicted and sentenced after submitting 355 false Medicare claims She fronted the Cairns District Court last week, where she pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming more than $178,000 in Medicare payments under the Medicare Benefits Scheme. Working as a medical receptionist, the woman was charged with one count of obtaining a

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