Practitioner fraud and abuse in medical benefit programs: government regulation and professional white-collar crime |
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| Authors: | Pontell H N Jesilow P D Geis G |
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| Affiliation: | Assistant Professor of Social Ecology and Sociology at the University of California, Irvine.;Assistant Professor in Forensic Studies at Indiana University.;Professor, Program in Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine. |
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| Abstract: | Physicians who defraud and abuse medical benefit programs provide a unique group of lawbreakers for scientific study. They could be considered to epitomize white collar criminals given their exceedingly high socioeconomic status and power as a professional group. Using official reports and documents, as well as interviews with enforcement and program personnel at both state and federal levels, this study examines the problem of physician fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid. Major areas relevant to understanding this phenomenon and its control are presented and policy implications of present knowledge in the area are discussed. |
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