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Reduce Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Health Care: Fact Sheet


Description

This fact sheet describes the problems and highlights some of the solutions to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in health care. It addresses the following topics:
  • What is the problem?
  • Eliminating fraud and abuse: What's at stake?
  • How much does wasteful spending cost?
  • Wasteful spending and conflicts of interest
  • What can be done?
Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/fs158_fraud.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software External Web Site Policy.)

Developer

AARP

Funding Sources

AARP


QualityTool Topic

Quality improvement strategies


History

  • Release Date: 07/2009
  • Original Summary: 03/2010
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Last updated: April 14, 2010.