capper

capper
 n.β€” Β«This type of fraudβ€”which draws on a web of doctors, surgery center owners and staff, and patient recruiters known as “cappers”β€”is hard to spot and stop.Β» β€”β€œIn a Surgery Capital, a Swirl of Fraud Charges” by Jonathan D. Glater in Santa Ana, Calif. New York Times July 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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