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The Challenge of Health Care Fraud – NHCAA

(6 days ago) WEBThe National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) estimates that the financial losses due to health care fraud are in the tens of billions of dollars each year. A …

https://www.nhcaa.org/tools-insights/about-health-care-fraud/the-challenge-of-health-care-fraud/

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Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report …

(2 days ago) WEBThe legislation required the establishment of a national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC), under the joint direction of the Attorney General …

https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/all-reports-and-publications/health-care-fraud-and-abuse-control-program-report-fiscal-year-2022/

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National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in …

(7 days ago) WEBThe law enforcement action and the cases announced today were brought in coordination with the Health Care Fraud Unit’s COVID-19 Interagency Working Group, …

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/09/21/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-charges-involving

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Federal Agencies Launch Portal for Public Reporting of …

(2 days ago) WEBToday, the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an easily accessible online …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/federal-agencies-launch-portal-public-reporting-anticompetitive-practices-health-care-sector

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Annual Report of the Departments of Health and …

(Just Now) WEB191, or the Act), created the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, a far-reaching program to combat fraud and abuse in health care, including both public and …

https://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/hcfac/FY2022-hcfac.pdf

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2020 National Health Care Fraud Takedown - Office of …

(8 days ago) WEBMore than 345 defendants in 51 judicial districts were charged with participating in health care fraud schemes involving more than $6 billion in alleged losses to federal health care programs. Since …

https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/media-materials/2020takedown/

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Justice Department charges 78 in multibillion-dollar health care …

(Just Now) WEBThe Justice Department announced charges against 78 people related to health care fraud schemes. Federal and state law enforcement offices brought criminal …

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184795720/78-people-face-charges-for-2-5-billion-in-attempted-health-care-fraud-doj-says

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The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Protects - CMS

(1 days ago) WEBAnother powerful tool in the effort to combat health care fraud is the federal False Claims Act. In 2016, DOJ obtained over $2.5 billion in settlements and judgments …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/health-care-fraud-and-abuse-control-program-protects-consumers-and-taxpayers-combating-health-care-0

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Laws Against Health Care Fraud Fact Sheet - Centers for …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Health Care Fraud Statute makes it a criminal offense to knowingly and. willfully execute a scheme to defraud a health care benefit program. Health care fraud is …

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/overviewfwalawsagainstfactsheet072616pdf

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DOJ announces 78 people charged over $2.5 billion in false health …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against 78 defendants in separate …

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-announces-78-people-charged-nationwide-health-care/story?id=100447219

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FTC Finalizes Changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule

(3 days ago) WEBMedia Contact. Juliana Gruenwald Henderson. Office of Public Affairs. 202-326-2924. The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has finalized changes to …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-finalizes-changes-health-breach-notification-rule

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The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Protects - CMS

(9 days ago) WEBAnother powerful tool in the effort to combat health care fraud is the federal False Claims Act. In 2015, DOJ obtained over $1.9 billion in settlements and judgments …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/health-care-fraud-and-abuse-control-program-protects-consumers-and-taxpayers-combating-health-care

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Participation in coordinated National Health Care Fraud …

(8 days ago) WEBJune 28, 2023 — U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe announced criminal charges against fourteen defendants in connection with over $1.9 billion in fraud prosecuted in the …

https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/participation-in-coordinated-national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action

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U.S. Attorney's Office announces the formation of multi-agency …

(5 days ago) WEBHealth care fraud is an enormous burden on South Carolina taxpayers. In 2023, taxpayer funded healthcare programs spent approximately $23 billion in South …

https://www.postandcourier.com/kingstree/community-news/u-s-attorneys-office-announces-the-formation-of-multi-agency-health-care-fraud-task-force/article_a7fd4702-094e-11ef-9821-035b4e0a6107.html

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Las Vegas woman sentenced to prison for $1 million Medicaid …

(5 days ago) WEBA Las Vegas woman, Henrietta Binford, was sentenced Monday to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,250,223.39 in restitution for defrauding the State of …

https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/las-vegas-woman-sentenced-to-prison-for-1-million-medicaid-fraud-scheme

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U.S. Attorney’s Office announces formation of Multi-Agency …

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2023, taxpayer-funded healthcare programs spent approximately $23 billion in South Carolina alone. Although it is difficult to approximate the amount of money lost to waste, …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-attorney-s-office-announces-formation-of-multi-agency-health-care-fraud-task-force/ar-AA1o2qU5

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HHS Issues Final Rule to Prevent Discrimination in Health and …

(3 days ago) WEBThe final rule confirms these protections in specific HHS programs, including services and grants that provide aid to refugees, early childhood education services, …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/30/hhs-issues-final-rule-prevent-discrimination-health-and-human-services-grant.html

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Healthcare insurance fraud detection using data mining

(2 days ago) WEBHealthcare programs and insurance initiatives play a crucial role in ensuring that people have access to medical care. There are many benefits of …

https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12911-024-02512-4

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Medicare Fraud & Abuse: Prevent, Detect, Report - Centers …

(1 days ago) WEBas well as reporting fraud to the OIG. Health care professionals who exploit Federal health care programs for illegal, personal, or corporate gain create the need for laws that …

https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/Fraud-Abuse-MLN4649244.pdf

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Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — …

(5 days ago) WEBUnitedHealthcare CEO says ‘maybe a third’ of US citizens were affected by recent hack. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai. 12:38 PM PDT • May 1, 2024. Two months …

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/30/uhg-change-healthcare-ransomware-compromised-credentials-mfa/

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Harris Health Financial Assistance Program improves medical care

(9 days ago) WEBAnnually, approximately 224,000 Harris County residents apply for financial assistance. “The program includes care at more than 30 freestanding health centers, …

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2024/05/01/harris-health-financial-assistance-program.html

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Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to …

(6 days ago) WEBRoughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year. However, …

https://apnews.com/article/health-care-insurance-migrants-obamacare-biden-a38541478bc1f6b7662b3901cefc9e93

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What's health care like in rural America? We're taking a close-up …

(8 days ago) WEBA snapshot of health disparities faced by Americans who live in rural areas. (American Heart Association) The American Heart Association has long worked with …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/30/whats-health-care-like-in-rural-america-were-taking-a-close-up-look

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Biden Will Expand Obamacare to Immigrants With DACA …

(9 days ago) WEBBy Hamed Aleaziz. May 3, 2024, 5:06 a.m. ET. Thousands of undocumented immigrants will be able to obtain health care through the Affordable Care Act under a …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/us/politics/immigrants-daca-health-care.html

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DACA recipients will now be eligible for federal health care …

(6 days ago) WEBMore than 100,000 young immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will soon become eligible to receive federal health care …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/biden-daca-healthcare-coverage-new-rule-rcna150473

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District of New Jersey Announces Charges in Health Care Fraud …

(4 days ago) WEBThe defendants and other conspirators caused the submission of false and fraudulent claims to health care benefit programs, including Medicare, in excess of …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/district-new-jersey-announces-charges-health-care-fraud-cases-part-nationwide-federal-law

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Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service - NPR

(3 days ago) WEBGene J. Puskar/AP. Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings, the U.S. retailer said Tuesday. …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248397756/walmart-close-health-centers-virtual-care

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Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted of Health Care Fraud

(6 days ago) WEBThe Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-equipment-suppliers-convicted-health-care-fraud

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Medical Office Receptionist Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Credit …

(3 days ago) WEBU.S. Attorney Fishman reorganized the health care fraud practice at the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office shortly after taking office, including creating a stand …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/medical-office-receptionist-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-credit-card-fraud-and-tax-evasion

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