Health Care Fraud

Authors

Sara J. Rosenbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow
Nancy Lopez, George Washington University
Scott Stifler, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

10-27-2009

Keywords

Legal; Hirsh Health Law & Policy; Health Reform

Abstract

Adequate safeguards against health care fraud are essential to the proper functioning of any health care system. This analysis examines health care fraud in the U.S., and its findings underscore the importance to national health reform of comprehensive anti-fraud protections covering both public and private health insurance industry. This analysis, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examines health care fraud in a national policy context.

Comments

Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

APA Citation

Rosenbaum, S., Lopez, N., & Stifler, S. (2009). Health care fraud. Washington, D.C.: Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University.

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