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Fraud, Access, and the Future of Telemedicine

Jacob T. Elberg and Eli Y. Adashi
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine October 2023, 36 (5) 864-866; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230044R1
Jacob T. Elberg
From the Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ (JTE); Professor of Medical Science, Former Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI (EYA).
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Eli Y. Adashi
From the Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ (JTE); Professor of Medical Science, Former Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI (EYA).
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    Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Special Fraud Alert: OIG alerts practitioners to exercise caution when entering into arrangements with purported telemedicine companies. Accessed July 20, 2022. Available at: https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/root/1045/sfa-telefraud.pdf.
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    United States Department of Justice. Justice department charges dozens for $1.2 billion in health care fraud. Accessed July 20, 2022. Available at: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-dozens-12-billion-health-care-fraud.
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    McKinsey & Company. A quarter-trillion-dollar post-COVID-19 reality? July 9, 2021. Available at: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/telehealth-a-quarter-trillion-dollar-post-covid-19-reality.
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    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CY 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule. January 1, 2021, 85 Fed. Reg. 84472, federalregister.gov.
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    United States Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services. Health care fraud and abuse control program FY 2021. Available at: https://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/hcfac/FY2021-hcfac.pdf.
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