title: Infant kidnapping: a tragic incident provokes a new HCFA response.
abstract: The death of a newborn successfully kidnapped from a hospital nursery overshadowed a recent record of fewer or no abductions compared to prior years. In this case, for the first time in hundreds of fatal or non-fatal kidnappings, HCFA made serious threats to cut off the hospital's Medicare funding.
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authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012637:Security Measures / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States