| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Professional Entrepreneurs -- Chapter Two. Medicaid and Medicaid Fraud -- Chapter Three. The Law in Action -- Chapter Four. What the Doctors Did -- Chapter Five. Doctors Tell Their Stories -- Chapter Six. Conclusions and Speculations -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
In this explosive exposé of our health care system, Paul Jesilow, Henry N. Pontell, and Gilbert Geis uncover the dark side of physician practice. Using interviews with doctors and federal, state, and private officials and extensive investigation of case files, they tell the stories of doctors who profit from abortions on women who aren't pregnant, of needless surgery, overcharging for services, and excessive testing. How can doctors, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-240) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Medicaid fraud.
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Physicians -- Malpractice -- United States
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Fraud.
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Medicaid.
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Physicians.
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Fraud
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Insurance Claim Reporting
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Medicaid
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Physicians
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fraud.
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physicians.
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TRUE CRIME -- Hoaxes & Deceptions.
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MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery
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Physicians
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Medicaid
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Fraud
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Medicaid fraud
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Physicians -- Malpractice
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Medicaid
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Ärztliche Leistung
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Abrechnung
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Betrug
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| SUBJECT |
United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pontell, Henry N., 1950-
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Geis, Gilbert
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| ISBN |
9780520911833 |
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0520911830 |
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0585299528 |
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9780585299525 |
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