Download or read book The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program written by Curtis Wood and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In fiscal year 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) obligated approximately $583.6 million to fund Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) program activities. This book describes how HHS and DOJ obligated funds for the HCFAC program; examines how HHS and DOJ assess HCFAC activities and whether key program outputs have changed over time; and examines what is known about the effectiveness of the HCFAC program in reducing health care fraud and abuse.
Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Improvements Needed in Controls over Reporting Deposits and Expenditures written by Kay L. Daly and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To help combat fraud and abuse in health care programs, Congress enacted the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) program as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). HIPAA requires that the Depts. of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DoJ) issue a joint annual report to Congress on amounts deposited to and appropriated from the Fed. Hospital Insur. Trust Fund for the HCFAC program. This review assesses the extent to which HHS and DOJ: (1) took actions to address the recommendations made in a 2005 report; and (2) designed effective controls over reporting HCFAC deposits and expenditures for FY 2008 and 2009. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
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Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Program written by Lorena Townsend and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) which established a national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) under the joint direction of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Inspector General, and designed to co-ordinate Federal, state and local law enforcement activities with respect to health care fraud and abuse. In its fifteenth year of operation, the HCFAC's continued success again confirms the soundness of a collaborative approach to identify and prosecute the most egregious instances of health care fraud, to prevent future fraud or abuse, and to protect program beneficiaries.
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Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program written by Daniel R. Levinson and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During FY 2009, the Fed. Gov¿t. won or negotiated approx. $1.63 billion in judgments and settlements, and it attained additional admin. impositions in health care fraud cases and proceedings. The Medicare Trust Fund received transfers of approx. $2.51 billion during this period as a result of these efforts, as well as those of preceding years, in addition to over $441 million in Fed. Medicaid money similarly transferred separately to the Treasury as a result of these efforts. The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program account has returned over $15.6 billion to the Medicare Trust Fund since the inception of the Program in 1997. In FY 2009, U.S. Attorneys' Offices opened 1,014 new criminal health care fraud investigations involving 1,786 defendants. Illus.
Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program written by Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "GAO has designated Medicare and Medicaid as high-risk programs partly because their size, scope, and complexity make them vulnerable to fraud. Congress established the HCFAC program and provided funding to HHS and DOJ to help reduce fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid.GAO was asked to examine how HHS and DOJ are using funds to achieve the goals of the HCFAC program, and to examine performance assessments and other metrics that HHS and DOJ use to determine the program's effectiveness. This report (1) describes how HHS and DOJ obligated funds for the HCFAC program, (2) examines how HHS and DOJ assess HCFAC activities and whether key program outputs have changed over time, and (3) examines what is known about the effectiveness of the HCFAC program in reducing health care fraud and abuse.To describe how HHS and DOJ obligated funds, GAO obtained financial information from HHS and DOJ for fiscal year 2012. To examine how HHS and DOJ assess HCFAC activities and whether key outputs have changed over time, GAO reviewed agency reports and documents, and interviewed agency officials. To examine what is known about the effectiveness of the HCFAC program, GAO conducted a literature review and interviewed experts.In comments on a draft of this report, HHS noted examples of CMS's efforts to reduce health care fraud, though"
Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program written by Kathleen M. King and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-07 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO has designated Medicare and Medicaid as high-risk programs partly because their size, scope, and complexity make them vulnerable to fraud. Congress established the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) program and provided funding to the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DOJ) to help reduce fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid. This report (1) describes how HHS and DOJ obligated funds for the HCFAC program; (2) examines how HHS and DOJ assess HCFAC activities and whether key program outputs have changed over time; and (3) examines what is known about the effectiveness of the HCFAC program in reducing health care fraud and abuse. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program: Improvements Needed in Controls over Reporting Deposits and Expenditures
Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-28 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program: Indicators Provide Information on Program Accomplishments, but Assessing Program Effectiveness is Difficult
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Download or read book Medicare written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicare: Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001
Download or read book Health Care Fraud and Abuse written by Aspen Health Law Center and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepped-up efforts to ferret out health care fraud have put every provider on the alert. The HHS, DOJ, state Medicaid Fraud Control Units, even the FBI is on the case -- and providers are in the hot seat! in this timely volume, you'll learn about the types of provider activities that fall under federal fraud and abuse prohibitions as defined in the Medicaid statute and Stark legislation. And you'll discover what goes into an effective corporate compliance program. With a growing number of restrictions, it's critical to know how you can and cannot conduct business and structure your relationships -- and what the consequences will be if you don't comply.
Download or read book Health Care Fraud written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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