TITLE

Why I've been on Medicare review for seven years

AUTHOR(S)
Alper, Philip R.
PUB. DATE
November 1996
SOURCE
Medical Economics;11/25/96, Vol. 73 Issue 22, p151
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Talks about the author's exchange of letters with Medicare. Alleged violation of arcane billing rules; Three categories of mistakes caught by Medicare's discerning eyes; Response of the author to Medicare review.
ACCESSION #
9702233313

Tags: MEDICARE;  PHYSICIANS

 

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