The truth about fraud

Rhetoric about getting rid of fraud in the government health programs is not based on reality because there are already anti-fraud programs manned by overworked staff with heavy case loads. Fraudulent health care providers who should be out of the programs are still in, according to a GAO report.

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Published in:The Washington monthly 1997-05, Vol.29 (5), p.16
Main Author: Farnsworth, Chris
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Auditors
Bureaucracy
Economic aspects
Ethical aspects
Fraud
Health care industry
Investigations
Managed care plans (Medical care)
Medicaid
Medicaid fraud
Medicare
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Summary:Rhetoric about getting rid of fraud in the government health programs is not based on reality because there are already anti-fraud programs manned by overworked staff with heavy case loads. Fraudulent health care providers who should be out of the programs are still in, according to a GAO report.
ISSN:0043-0633
2832-0018