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Senators Batter CMS Over Anti-Fraud Efforts
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2011
Also testifying during the hearing was Louis Saccoccio, executive director of the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, who estimated healthcare fraud estimates ranging from $75 billion to $250 billion a year.
"These financial losses are compounded by numerous instances of patient harm – unfortunate and insidious side effects of healthcare fraud."
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Cheryl Clark is senior quality editor and California correspondent for HealthLeaders Media. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.
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