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Health care fraud issue

Here are two articles written by Bob Bennett and David M. Medearis, formerly of The Bennett Law Firm, that focus on the issue of health care fraud.  Both were published in Texas Medicine magazine.

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In addition, please find a short article from the Knoxville News Sentinel.  It's subject matter points to the current trend of health care companies being investigated for Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

Medicaid article by Sheryl Dacso

The following is an article co-authored by Bob Bennett and Sheryl Dacso of the Dacso Law Firm (www.dacsolaw.com) and published in DOCTalk magazine last November.  It concerns Texas' new Medicaid policy and its subsequent affect on physicians.

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Physician Privileges

The regulations of physicians by hospitals and their medical committees continues to generate discussion and debate.  Here are two articles written by Robert Bennett and Sheryl T. Dacso (www.dacsolaw.com), with additional research provided by Natalie Fowler of The Bennett Law Firm.  Published in DOCTalk magazine last year, they focus on the issue of physician privileges and medical peer review in the State of Texas.  Please feel free to educate yourselves on this important topic and post your comments.

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