HJNO Sep/Oct 2019

Healthcare Journal of new orleans I  SEP / OCT 2019 23 Health Insurance Hustle Who Pays? YOU. Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions By Marshall Allen Propublica This story was co-published with Vox. Health insurers are regarded as fierce defenders of health care dollars. But the case of David Wil- liams shows one reason America’s health care costs continue to rise. The personal trainer spent years posing as a doctor and billing the nation’s top insurers, making off with millions.