HEAT recovered over $4 billion in FY 2010
February 4th, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice recently announced that in FY 2010, health fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered over $4 billion of stolen taxpayer money.
This is the highest amount ever recovered against perpetrators of health care and Medicare fraud, and is a direct result of the current administration’s aggressive efforts to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse in the U.S. health care system.
The Health Care Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) was created in 2009 for the purpose of cracking down on fraud and abuse of the system, and their efforts will continue with the new rules, authorized by the Affordable Care Act, aimed at proactively preventing fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
These new rules include enhanced screenings and enrollment requirements, increased data sharing across government, expanded overpayment recovery efforts, and greater oversight of private insurance abuses.
For more information, see the full HCFAC annual report. Or visit http://www.StopMedicareFraud.gov/ for information on joint DOJ-HHS Strike Force activities. A fact sheet on the new rules is available at www.HealthCare.gov/news/factsheets.
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