http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-way-to-lower-health-costs-steal-someone-elses-medical-id/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 23:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-way-to-lower-health-costs-steal-someone-elses-medical-id/comment-page-1/#comment-43481 Devon Herrick Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:25:23 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4018#comment-43481 According to Stephen Parente's testimony before he House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health (June 23rd), there is also a thriving black market in deceased physician IDs. These are used by crooks to generate phantom services for imaginary patients -- all billed to Medicare and Medicaid to the tune of $100 billion per year. According to Stephen Parente’s testimony before he House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health (June 23rd), there is also a thriving black market in deceased physician IDs. These are used by crooks to generate phantom services for imaginary patients — all billed to Medicare and Medicaid to the tune of $100 billion per year.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-way-to-lower-health-costs-steal-someone-elses-medical-id/comment-page-1/#comment-43474 Ken Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:06:45 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4018#comment-43474 All this is going to get easier if everyone is forced to have an electronic medical record. All this is going to get easier if everyone is forced to have an electronic medical record.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/one-way-to-lower-health-costs-steal-someone-elses-medical-id/comment-page-1/#comment-43473 Stephen C. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:02:49 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4018#comment-43473 I've got an idea. Somebody should steal the medical identities of all the members of Congress and post them online. I’ve got an idea. Somebody should steal the medical identities of all the members of Congress and post them online.

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