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Medicaid Fraud: Medical Students' And Physicians' Attitudes And Perceptions, Kristin M. Byars
Medicaid Fraud: Medical Students' And Physicians' Attitudes And Perceptions, Kristin M. Byars
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The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes and perceptions of medical students and physicians concerning Medicaid fraud. The primary tool was an anonymous survey distributed to both medical students and physicians in the Hampton Roads area. Previous research suggests that physicians would be more likely to view Medicaid fraud as less serious and less justifiable than medical students would. Since little research looks specifically at the attitudes and perceptions of medical students and physicians two theories, Differential Association and the Theory of Organizational Misconduct, were used because they best fit the research already out there. The analyses …