Attention all health care providers: Fraud can be hazardous to your health
Tags: MEDICARE fraud -- Prevention; MEDICAID fraud -- Prevention; FRAUD investigation
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- Clinton unveils strict fraud-and-abuse legislation. Asplund, Jon // AHA News;03/31/97, Vol. 33 Issue 12, p1
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- Agency proposes anti-fraud guidelines for U.S. drugmakers. // Indianapolis Business Journal;10/7/2002, Vol. 23 Issue 30, p27A
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- Authorities Crack Down On Home Care Fraudsters. // Eli's Home Care Week;2011, Vol. 20 Issue 18, p147
The article focuses on the Medicaid and Medicare fraud-fighting campaign by U.S. authorities which has convicted several fraudsters in Texas and Minnesota in 2011. It states that in Houston, Texas, Family Healthcare Group registered nurse Adelma Casas Sevilla pled guilty to conspiracy in health...
- Toll-free hotline to fight Medicaid, Medicare fraud. // New York Amsterdam News;7/15/95, Vol. 86 Issue 28, p16
Reports that a national hotline has been established by the Department of Health and Human Services to report health care fraud involving Medicare and Medicaid programs. Partnership of federal and state agencies to crack down on Medicare fraud; States to be targeted for the anti-fraud project.
- DoJ, HHS 'HEAT' things up for Medicare defrauders. McCARTY, MARK // Medical Device Daily;5/26/2009, Vol. 13 Issue 99, p2
This article reveals the plan of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to boost efforts to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud. According to Attorney General Eric Holder, the program is part of an ongoing commitment by the administration to...
