Phantom Billing, Fake Prescriptions, and the High Cost of Medicine : Health Care Fraud and What to Do about It /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leap, Terry L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2011]
Series:The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Big Picture
  • 1. Health Care Fraud and Its Facilitating Crimes
  • 2. The Major Health Care Fraud Laws
  • 3. Fraud in Fee-for-Service and Managed Care: Different Sides of the Same Coin
  • 4. Fraud at Major Hospitals: Profits at Any Cost, Part One
  • 5. Fraud in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, and Supply Industries: Profits at Any Cost, Part Two
  • 6. Fighting Health Care Fraud and Abuse
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: A Note on the Major U.S. Public Insurance Programs
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index