Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Feds recover record $4 billion from fraudulent healthcare claims - McKnight's Long Term Care News

In case you were wondering if the new enforcement techniques were a flash in the pan, take a look at this:

Feds recover record $4 billion from fraudulent healthcare claims - McKnight's Long Term Care News

The Federal Government is and will be using HEAT, Whistle blowers, Qui Tam, RACs, MICs, ZPICs and MACs to recover "overpayments" and money "stolen" from the Federally Funded programs. The $4 billion dollars referenced in the article is just the tip of the ice burg. As Health Care reform rolls out, we are expecting even more activity this year.