Health Care Fraud and Abuse Laws Affecting Medicare and Medicaid : An Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil procedure.

Criminal procedure.

Medicaid.

Medical laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (14 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides brief overview of Federal statutes addressing fraud and abuse in federally funded health care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Includes examples of prohibited conduct and civil and criminal penalties for violations; and covers the False Claims Act, the anti-kickback statute, the Stark law, and additional program-related penalties and exclusions. Addresses some of the amendments made to these statutes by P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Health Care Fraud and Abuse Laws Affecting Medicare and Medicaid

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.