Erwin Acuna, CFE
Identifying prescription abuse via fraud analytics
People are dying from drug overdoses in increasingly alarming numbers. They’re from poor, middle-class and wealthy communities. The deaths have jumped in nearly every county just in the U.S. — driven largely by an escalating increase in addiction to prescription painkillers and heroin.
Written By: Erwin Acuna, CFE, Erik Chase, CFE, CPhT
The many faces of prescription drug fraud
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. nonmedical use of prescription painkillers results in more than $72.5 billion annually in direct healthcare costs.
Written By: Erwin Acuna, CFE
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