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Founded in 1985 by several private health insurers and federal/state law enforcement officials, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) is a unique, issue-based organization comprising private- and public-sector organizations and individuals responsible for the detection, investigation, prosecution and prevention of health care fraud. MISSION STATEMENT To improve the prevention, ...

Healthwatcher.net brings you the best of the news and information about your health. We specialize in consumer information, especially health fraud, rip-offs in the diet and herbal medicine areas. We also target tobacco companies, in Canada and around the world, such as Imperial Tobacco Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart. ...

Russell Turpin's Characterization of Quack Theories I am happy to have been granted permission by Russell Turpin to post this very useful article. Included are comments on the original article by Eric Pepke and Ken Arromdee, also posted with permission. From: Subject: Characterization of quack theories Date: 7 Jan 1993 12:51:05 -0600 Listening to the frequent discussions over controversial ...

Top Health Frauds (November 6, 1996) This backgrounder (BG 96-8) is no longer current. For the most recent information about health fraud, see How to Spot Health Fraud in the November-December 1999 issue of FDA Consumer magazine. ...