Health Care Fraud and Abuse Laws Covering Medicare and Medicaid : An Overview.

Provides brief overview of Federal statutes addressing fraud and abuse in federally funded health care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Includes examples of prohibited conduct and civil and criminal penalties for violation; and covers the False Claims Act, the anti-kickback statute, the St...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides brief overview of Federal statutes addressing fraud and abuse in federally funded health care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Includes examples of prohibited conduct and civil and criminal penalties for violation; and covers the False Claims Act, the anti-kickback statute, the Stark law, and additional program-related penalties and exclusions.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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