title: Government officials redefine use of False Claims Act to combat fraudulent hospital bills.
abstract: The Dept. of Justice and the Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General have issued new guidelines for using the False Claims Act to prosecute hospitals that fraudulently bill Medicare. Ellen Beck explains the changes and why the American Hospital Association calls the more lenient use of the FCA a "positive first step" toward acknowledging that the act is being used improperly.
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authors: Beck
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006077:Government Agencies; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D008119:Lobbying; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services