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Don't Let A Subcontractor's False Claims Tank Your Agency's Compliance

Published on Tue Oct 27, 2009

Audit and monitor your staffing arrangements -- before the feds do. Just when you thought compliance with the False Claims Act (FCA) put enough on your plate, Congress has passed another rule that could leave you in regulators’ crosshairs. As part of the follow-up to the 2009 stimulus package, Congress passed the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA), which expands the FCA’s reach in three critical areas: subcontracting, Medicaid, and overpayments, according to Robert W. Markette Jr., a partner with Gilliland & Markette LLP in Indianapolis. Bad news: FERA provides “an even larger hammer to hit providers with,” Markette told listeners in the Eli-sponsored audioconference, “Prepare for Unseen Liabilities: FCA, FERA, and Their Impact on Health Care.” But your agency doesn’t have to take the hit, Markette assured conference participants. Here’s how the FCA will affect you -- and what you can do to stay on regulators’ good side. Your Intent Doesn’t [...]
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