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New Government Partnership Targets Healthcare Fraud

Published on Thu Aug 16, 2012

The Obama administration recently announced the launch of a partnership among the federal government, State officials, several private health insurance organizations, and other healthcare anti-fraud groups to prevent healthcare fraud. The arrangement is intended to combat healthcare fraud and safeguard healthcare dollars to better protect taxpayers and consumers, according to the July 26 announcement from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder.

The partnership is designed to share information and best practices in order to improve detection and prevent payment of fraudulent healthcare billings. Its goal is to enable anti-fraud information to be shared more easily with investigators, policymakers, prosecutors, and other stakeholders. It should also help law enforcement officials better identify and prevent suspicious activities and protect patients' confidential information while fighting and prosecuting illegal activities.

"This partnership puts criminals on notice that we will find them [...]
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