Sites listed here should relate to fraud and abuse, claims mismanagement, fraudulent billing, non adherence to regulatory statutes related to healthcare, and OIG classifications for non compliance. Medicare (6) Quackery (14) Research@ (5) 1. Bally Total Fitness - Articles and discussion over the alleged abuses and scams of the Bally Total Fitness national gym chain. 2. BBB Tips - Health - Articles mainly warning about dangerous or questionable products and services related to health care or pharmaceuticals. 3. Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraud - U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition provides a guide to health care practices and products that may be fraudulent. 4. AIDS Fraud Task Force - Advice and information on how to evaluate HIV products or treatments to prevent fraud. 5. Bureau of Health Professions - Manages and provides access to the National Practitioner Data Bank, the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, and the Federal Credentialing Program. 6. DietFraud.com - Exposes diet fraud, rip-offs and scams and allows consumers to file complaints and even join class action lawsuits against companies that market fraudulent products and devices. 7. Federal Trade Commission - A list of online fact sheets on selected topics for which the Federal Trade Commission has had to address consumer complaints regarding fraud. Some are available in Spanish. 8. File a Complaint - Better business bureau online accepts your complains and forwards them to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. 9. Fraudulent Health Claims - Tips on spotting false claims, some medical problems that attract health fraud schemes, dietary supplement precautions, how to report a possible fraud. 10. GAO.gov Health Care Fraud Report - Information-sharing proposals to improve enforcement efforts on health care fraud cases. 11. Health Care Fraud Report - Features a broad range of health care fraud and abuse issues in the private insurance industry, managed care organizations, federal and state programs. 12. Health Hippo: Fraud and Abuse - Policy and regulatory materials related to health care fraud and abuse. 13. Health Watch UK - Information on how to spot fraudulent claims. Non-profit organization in the UK. 14. HealthWatcher.net - Provides several recourses related to health fraud including books and articles. 15. Internet Healthcare Coalition - Articles and Tips on how to avoid becoming a health fraud victim. 16. Medline Plus - Focuses on health fraud resources and tips on where to report fraud cases. Partially in Spanish. 17. National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association - Issue-based organization for the detection, investigation, and prosecution of health care fraud. 18. New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task Force - Identifies the promotion of an AIDS related health product, treatment or service that is known to be false, unproven, or potentially harmful. 19. Pay It Right - Protecting Medicare from Fraud - Online booklet on how to identify and avoid fraudulent Medicare billing practices and how to report suspected fraudulent products and practices. 20. Recognizing Fraud in Health Care - List of resources and links related to various kinds of health care fraud.

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