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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Ugh...why do they always, always, always end up in Florida. It's like a Mecca for ####heads.
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Rehab is big business in Florida. They do tons issues to get addicts down there and then there is lots of talk about the rehab places basically trying to get people to relapse so they can get more insurance money out of them.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...824-story.html
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But lately, South Florida has become the focal point of rampant insurance fraud that relies on a lethal cycle of intentional failure, authorities say.
“The incentive is to keep them in this relapse system, this gravy train that doesn’t end until the person leaves in a body bag or an ambulance,” said Aronberg, whose opioid task force has made more than 30 fraud arrests. “There’s no money in sobriety.”
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There's an article on the Athletic about Ken Daniels (Red Wings announcer) and his son.
https://theathletic.com/154171/2017/...datory-rehabs/
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Palm Beach County, where Jamie went to get treatment, is ground zero for a crisis called “patient brokering.” And young, unsuspecting addicts from the Midwest are often a prime target.
Criminals lure those with strong insurance coverage into their treatment homes in order to run up excessive charges to insurance companies with the ultimate goal of another relapse, to reset the entire process and extend the money-making cycle. The consistent payoff is in the relapse, not the recovery.
It’s called the Florida Shuffle.
“In a predatory model, what is driving this isn’t patient care and outcomes,” said John Lehman, chairman of the Florida Association of Recovery Residences. “This is a revenue source. The insurance card in the wallet of the kid is going to be milked for every penny it’s worth.”
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