2023-11-01 15:06:44
Fraudulent practices are already plaguing Seine-Saint-Denis (93), where 17% of invoices recorded by Cnam since January have been found to be non-compliant. JPC-PROD / stock.adobe.com
INVESTIGATION – Facilitated by the “100% health” system, hearing aid scams are increasing, to the detriment of Social Security and patients. To earn a few thousand euros, scammers do not hesitate to approach the hearing impaired at home, on the Internet or even in nursing homes.
«I trusted, and I find myself with a device that is of no use to me“. Like Patrice, thousands of hearing-impaired people have fallen into the trap of dishonest hearing aid professionals, who are increasingly numerous among the profession. Of the “entrepreneurs», who create hearing aid establishments by the dozens in order to make money, to the detriment of the State and patients. All without having a degree in audiology. The scourge is such that the director of the National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam) Thomas Fâtome announced a strengthening of controls against around a hundred establishments.
The amounts involved are far from being anecdotal. The only checks…
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