CHT Press Book Event:  Stop Paying the Crooks

Jim Frogue, Editor of "Stop Paying the Crooks" Joins Contributing Authors Mark Birdwhistell and Merrill Matthews, Ph.D. at the Heritage Foundation

Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 12:00 PM Eastern

Location: Washington, DC  Webcast

During President Obama’s address to Congress on September 9, he suggested targeting fraud, waste and abuse to pay for any major health care reform effort. Stop Paying the Crooks not only exposes the hundreds of billions of dollars lost to common criminals, but also provides workable solutions to eliminate such fraud within our health system. Among the stories are a Brooklyn dentist who filed 991 claims in one day and 150 men who received maternity benefits from the New York State Medicaid system. Authored by a collaboration of experts from a variety of fields including health care, information technology and the credit card industry, Stop Paying the Crooks outlines solutions to end fraudulent abuse and help put America’s health care system – and the economy – on sound financial footing. Join us as James Frogue, editor, and Craig Smith and Merrill Matthews, two of his fellow contributors, examine the egregious examples of downright robbery occurring in America’s health care industry and how they can be addressed.