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• Health: Alternative: Opposing Views  (34)
• Health: Resources: Consumer Information  (145)
• Society: Issues: Fraud  (192)

Abusive Care-Givers - - Provides information about abuse by care-givers and contacts for help.

AIDS Fraud Task Force - - Advice and information on how to evaluate HIV products or treatments to prevent fraud.

Alternative Medicines Fraud - - Information addressing alternative medicine therapies and cures regarding possible fraud.

Arthritis Cures and Fraud - - List of resources about fraud in drug advertising and information on how to address complains.

Bally Total Fitness - - Articles and discussion over the alleged abuses and scams of the Bally Total Fitness national gym chain.

BBB Tips - Health - - Articles mainly warning about dangerous or questionable products and services related to health care or pharmaceuticals.

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.

Complains on Nursing Facilities - - Information on nursing home complaint procedures.

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.

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.

File a Complaint - - Better business bureau online accepts your complains and forwards them to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.

Fraud and the Health Care System - - The Clinton administration strikes back - an article about the anti-fraud imperative.

Fraudulent and Unsubstantiated Claims - - Article about FTC's cracking down on bogus health web sites.

Fraudulent Health Claims - - Online brochure that helps spotting false and unsubstantiated claims.

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.

GAO.gov Health Care Fraud Report - - Information-sharing proposals to improve enforcement efforts on health care fraud cases.

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.

Health Hippo: Fraud and Abuse - - Policy and regulatory materials related to health care fraud and abuse.

Health Watch UK - - Information on how to spot fraudulent claims. Non-profit organization in the UK.

HealthWatcher.net - - Provides several recourses related to health fraud including books and articles.

How to File Health Fraud - - List of organizations that accept reports of health fraud cases.

Internet Healthcare Coalition - - Articles and Tips on how to avoid becoming a health fraud victim.

Medline Plus - - Focuses on health fraud resources and tips on where to report fraud cases. Partially in Spanish.

National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association - - Issue-based organization for the detection, investigation, and prosecution of health care fraud.

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.

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.

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.

Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraud - - An index of selected information gathered from various government agencies that addresses health fraud - includes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Recognizing Fraud in Health Care - - List of resources and links related to various kinds of health care fraud.

Spine Society Issues Health Fraud Alert - - The North American Spine Society has issued a special alert to all of its members regarding a cracking down on health fraud.

Switching Prescriptions - - Provides advice about patients' rights related to doctors and health plans who engage in switching patient prescriptions to cut costs or earn rebates.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - - Includes information on how to protect yourself from dangerous and fraudulent online practices involving the sale of FDA-regulated products.