Litigation
May 23, 2013
New false claims theory could increase exposure
The ACA amended the FCA to provide additional incentives for whistle-blowers to report health care fraud and strengthened the provisions of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. By Vince Farhat, Franco Tenerelli and John Canale
Federal law enforcement officials continue to aggressively investigate health care providers for alleged billing fraud. According to annual reports, in Fiscal Year 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recouped a record $4.2 billon in taxpayer money, increased from almost $4.1 billion in Fiscal Year 2011. Over the past four years, the enforcement efforts of the ...
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