False Claims Act, the Allison Engine Decision, and Possible Effects on Health Care Fraud Enforcement.

Outlines the False Claims Act (FCA), which provides for judicial imposition of civil monetary penalties and damages for knowing submission of false claims to the Government. Discusses Supreme Court ruling in Allison Engine Co. v. U.S. ex. rel. Sanders that FCA applies only to Government itself and n...

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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], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Fraud. Public contracts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Outlines the False Claims Act (FCA), which provides for judicial imposition of civil monetary penalties and damages for knowing submission of false claims to the Government. Discusses Supreme Court ruling in Allison Engine Co. v. U.S. ex. rel. Sanders that FCA applies only to Government itself and not Government contractors. Analyzes potential impact of Allison Engine on certain FCA health care claims, and discusses proposed legislation in the 111th Congress to limit the application of the Allison Engine decision.
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. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.