The Coalition Against Fraud--a trade group comprised of major insurers, consumer groups and government agencies--has also seen more fraud cases spring up in the past year, after a drop-off for several years.

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While many seniors and their families may not be aware of it, consumer groups, hospitals, and nursing homes are fighting a major battle with Medicare over how the federal program pays for patients who are cared for in a hospital, but not admitted to the hospital.

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Toshiba's ten major operational groups were pruned to just four: power and industrial systems, information equipment and consumer electronics, communication systems and electronic components and materials.

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