RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 FRaud and abuse
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD November 11
VO 302
IS 18
SP 1960
OP 1960
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1592
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1592
AB 
Tens of thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries and scores of physicians and pharmacies have been involved in fraudulent or abusive prescribing of controlled substances, found the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The agency's report (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d091004t.pdf) was presented at a September 30 hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.