Can Whistleblowers Root Out Public Expenditure Fraud? Evidence from Medicare
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DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01339
Abstract: This paper analyzes private anti-fraud enforcement under the False Claims Act, which compensates whistleblowers for litigating against healthcare providers who overbill the US government. I conduct several case studies of successful whistleblower lawsuits concerning Medicare… read more here.
Keywords: expenditure fraud; medicare; fraud; public expenditure ... See more keywords