DME stands for Durable Medical Equipment. It’s a class of medical gear which attracts a lot of fraud because Medicare agrees to pay 80% of the cost of any DME, such as a wheelchair, that is prescribed by a physician. The other factor that makes this kind of fraud appealing to criminals is that there...
Mayeni Jones BBC News, Johannesburg Getty Images Illegal miners work in mines once owned by large multinationals, which abandoned them because they were no longer profitable This story contains details, including a video, that some people may find distressing. The most shocking thing for Jonathan, who had endured six gruelling months living and working underground...