Medicare and Medicaid false claims: prohibitions and sanctions.
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چکیده
Both state and federal agencies are cracking down on health care professionals who file false Medicare claims, but physicians who make good faith attempts to comply with the law are fairly secure from prosecution, since both criminal and civil penalties must be based on willful or knowing breaches of the law.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of health law
دوره 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994