BULLETIN WARNS ABOUT HOSPICE FRAUD
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- The Medicare Hospice Benefit--15 Years of Success. Mahoney, John H. // Journal of Palliative Medicine;Summer1998, Vol. 1 Issue 2, p139
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- Hospice: Does It Still Save Medicare Money? Kidder, David // Journal of Palliative Medicine;Summer1998, Vol. 1 Issue 2, p151
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- Medicare issues new rule. // Marketing Health Services;Fall2008, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p6
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