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In Medicare's Data Trove, Clues to Curing Cost Crisis.

Authors :
Schoofs, Mark
Tamman, Maurice
Oberman, James
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 10/26/2010, Vol. 256 Issue 99, pA1-A16. 2p. 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The article discusses findings gleaned from the publication's analysis of computerized records of Medicare payments in the U.S. By law, physicians receiving Medicare payments cannot be identified by name. Special attention is paid to an unnamed family medicine practitioner in the New York City area who received over $2 million in Medicare payments in 2008, and whose billing records suggest she may have committed fraud.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
256
Issue :
99
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
54600948