Commission Failed to Comply with Obligations Stipulated in Article 85 (1) of the Treaty, According to Court of Justice Ruling

Accusations levied against a care counselor of providing fraudulent services. - Commission Failed to Comply with Obligations Stipulated in Article 85 (1) of the Treaty, According to Court of Justice Ruling

A care advisor in Bayreuth, Germany, has been charged with fraud following allegations of submitting false claims for relief care. The public prosecutor's office announced the charges, with the Bayreuth Regional Court now set to determine the admissibility of the case.

According to the charges, the woman is accused of receiving approximately 170,000 euros without providing the necessary care services. She is also suspected of receiving payment for care advisory visits that did not occur. Other accused care workers are also involved, and they are alleged to have made similar false claims to health insurance companies.

This case follows recent increases in costs for relief care, with expenses rising from 2.1 billion euros in 2012 to 3.1 billion euros in 2014. In its misconduct report, the GKV (Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds) has observed an increasing number of fraudulent claims for reimbursement from the care insurance.

However, the current sources provide no explicit update on the status of investigations into organized fraud in care services, particularly in relation to the case of the charged care advisor in Bayreuth. The focus of recent news and policy updates has been on broader corporate fraud and enforcement trends in the United States and internationally, without mentioning specific cases in Bayreuth or similar local German investigations.

As the admissibility of the charges is determined, more details will likely be released regarding the progress and outcome of this investigation.

1. The Commission, concerned about the increasing number of fraudulent claims in health-and-wellness services, especially in the context of relief care, has shown interest in the ongoing investigation of the charged care advisor in Bayreuth.
2. Beyond the Bayreuth case, science and general news have observed a rise in organized fraud in crime-and-justice categories, particularly in corporate fraud, both in the United States and internationally, with little focus on local German investigations, such as the health insurance misconduct in the relief care sector.

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