Medical receptionist made up to 80 dodgy claims a day: courtÂ
In less than a year, the receptionist put through 1600 fraudulent Medicare claims totalling over $180,000
A woman will be jailed after scamming $180,000 from Medicare, making up to 80 claims a day at the medical clinic where she worked as a receptionist.
Sarah Ward, 31, was employed by the Melbourne Digestive Centre when she began putting through hundreds of dodgy Medicare claims for herself and her husband.
She made up to 80 claims a day between March 2019 and when she was caught in April 2020.
Over the year she submitted 781 false Medicare patient claims in her own name and 828 in the name of her husband before the clinic’s accountants tipped off Medicare and authorities.
