title: G-men. Federal resources are stacking up to tackle healthcare fraud.
abstract: Government fraud fighters are becoming as great a threat to providers as Treasury Agent Eliot Ness once was to mobster Al Capone. Federal agencies are packing heat with the False Claims Act in their fight against healthcare fraud and abuse. Last year the government collected more than $1 billion in fines and settlements. And observers say, for providers, the worst is yet to come.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bellandi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hallam
mesh_terms: D003416:Criminal Law; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006077:Government Agencies; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States