Growing health care fraud drastically affects all of us

EDUCATION AND DETERRENCE

Health care fraud schemes come in various shapes, sizes and forms. The fundamental step in fighting this ongoing battle is rooted in the education and deterrence of all players, from individual patients and medical providers to national insurers and administrators. We must work to change the perception that health care fraud doesn't impact our lives and that this type of fraud can go on undetected without consequences.

Lauren E. Davis, CFE, ASA, is a consulting manager with Pershing Yoakley & Associates, P.C. (PYA — www.pyapc.com) in Knoxville, Tenn.

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