title: Discount Medical cards: leading the way to inexpensive care or potential fraud?
abstract: As the number of uninsured grow and health care costs continue to rise, discount medical card programs can be expected to become more popular. However, since discount medical card companies and products are not subject to insurance laws, a regulatory loophole has created opportunities for fraudulent cards.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Washington, DC 20007, USA. mk262@georgetown.edu
authors.forename: Mila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kofman
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods*; D005607:Fraud; D005102:Health Expenditures; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D014481:United States