JD Supra August 20, 2021
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Fraud, waste, and abuse are three little words that have impacted the rising cost of healthcare in a way that’s anything but little. Now, most are probably aware that U.S. health expenditures are growing at a rapid rate, and have been for many years. And while there are many reasons that resulted in the healthcare industry closing out 2020 with a whopping $3.8 trillion tab – ‘fraud’ is a five-letter word that can account for about $60 billion of it. So with an issue this common and costly, how can patients and providers help to stop it?

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Now, you’ve probably heard of fraud, waste, and abuse before and can associate each of them with nothing but bad...

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