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Health Care & Hospital Law

Apr. 2, 2010

Health Reform Eases Fraud Charges

The new federal reform law finalized this week increases money for fraud prevention and makes it easier to prosecute some types of cases.


By Evan George


Daily Journal Staff Writer


With its mandate of new health care coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans, it's not surprising that the federal reform law finalized this week renews the focus on rooting out fraud and abuse by medical providers.


But the law does more than just throw money at fraud enforcement. It also lowers a high legal burden that has tripped up federal prosecutors in kickback cases by requiring the...

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