Who Commits HealthCare Fraud?
• Individual patients; • Physicians and other practitioners; • Pharmacists; • Nurses; • Laboratories; • Billing services; • Medical equipment suppliers; • Hospitals; • Nursing homes; • Employees of healthcare providers and insurers. This does not mean that large numbers of healthcare professionals and others involved in the healthcare system are dishonest. The vast majority are honest and ethical and are victimized in the same way that most Americans are victimized.
