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Medicaid
Medicaid launches effort to combat fraud and abuse
August 13th, 2006
In an effort to halt theft, inappropriate use and simple mistakes that drain critical Medicaid program dollars, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched an unprecedented effort to detect and prevent program fraud and abuse. A comprehensive and systematic approach to combating the misuse of taxpayer funds is key to helping lower health care costs for Medicaid beneficiaries," said Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, administrator of CMS. "The program we are initiating builds upon expanded activities to combat fraud in the Medicare program that have proven successful in the past few years, as well as recent congressional action on our request for additional...
Source: Health Insurance Law Weekly (2006-08-13)
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