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- Title
Wheelchair Fraud.
- Authors
Vastag, Brian
- Abstract
Reports on a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee which took the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to task for allowing tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims for motorized wheelchairs. Testimony from CMS administrator Mark McClellan; Plan to address the problem by drafting guidelines for determining patient eligibility.
- Subjects
UNITED States; INSURANCE crimes; WHEELCHAIRS; MCCLELLAN, Mark; NATIONAL health insurance; MEDICAID; HEALTH policy; MEDICARE; MEDICAL care for older people; GOVERNMENT policy; UNITED States. Congress. Senate
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004, Vol 291, Issue 22, p2691
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.291.22.2691-a