Research article summary (published 27 Jul 2002):

A new civil defense. Using powers dormant since '97, HHS' inspector general begins wielding civil monetary penalties as weapon in fight against fraud.

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Author/s: Taylor, Mark (M);

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Modern healthcare (Mod Healthc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jul; vol 32 (issue 30) : pp 40-2

Dates: Created 2002/08/27; Completed 2002/09/20; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12195668, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Fraud - economics; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control Humans Liability, Legal - economics

Medicare - legislation & jurisprudence United States United States Dept. of Health and Human Services

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