Fraud and Abuse in Nursing Homes : Pharmaceutical Kickback Arrangements.

Report of a Subcom on Oversight and Investigations survey, conducted with CRS assistance, of 4,000 registered pharmacists in New York State and Texas to determine the extent of kickback practices between pharmacists and nursing homes using medicaid or medicare funds, and the degree of awareness with...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1977.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Report of a Subcom on Oversight and Investigations survey, conducted with CRS assistance, of 4,000 registered pharmacists in New York State and Texas to determine the extent of kickback practices between pharmacists and nursing homes using medicaid or medicare funds, and the degree of awareness within the pharmaceutical community of these practices.
Summarizes survey results, and subcom recommendations for greater public accountability and review of pharmaceutical services to nursing homes.
Appendix (p. 29-30) contains survey questionnaire.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
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Physical Description:1 online resource.