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patient brokering

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  • MaryW commented on the word patient brokering

    The first step for unscrupulous rehab centers: Recruiting clients who have good health insurance. That's created a whole new industry — something called patient brokering or "body brokering.

    The corrupt owner of a drug treatment center might pay $500 per week in kickbacks to the operators of sober homes who send them clients with health insurance . . . ."

    Delray Beach authorities say body brokers used to target recovering drug users hanging out on the patio of a local Starbucks. The coffee shop restricted access to the patio in 2015, after a meeting with the city officials and the police department.

    Peter Haden, 'Body Brokers' Get Kickbacks To Lure People With Addictions To Bad Rehab, All Things Considered, Aug. 15, 2017

    August 17, 2017