Medicare Fraud 101 » President Obama http://medicare-fraud.net Medicare Fraud News, Breaking Headlines and Insight from the Qui Tam Perspective Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:32:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 President’s Proposed 2010 Budget Aims to Increase Revenue by Reducing Fraud, Abuse http://medicare-fraud.net/presidents-proposed-2010-budget-aims-to-increase-revenue-by-reducing-fraud-abuse/ http://medicare-fraud.net/presidents-proposed-2010-budget-aims-to-increase-revenue-by-reducing-fraud-abuse/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:16:50 +0000 Nolan and Auerbach http://medicare-fraud.net/?p=273 President Obama’s fiscal year 2010 proposed budget estimates that reducing health care fraud, waste and abuse could save the government about $10 billion in a decade’s time. The budget pledges nearly $1.5 billion for its Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC), including a $311 million increase in HCFAC funding. The budget takes aim at reducing Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse by, inter alia, increasing oversight and use of national coding and technology to ensure appropriate Medicare payments for imaging and more. It also proposes to address financial conflicts of interest in physician-owned specialty hospitals. This is another firm indication that President Obama is well aware that investing in fraud detection and enforcement will return taxpayer dollars many times over.

To review the budget outline, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/. Or, for more information about Medicare fraud, contact Nolan and Auerbach, PA.

]]> http://medicare-fraud.net/presidents-proposed-2010-budget-aims-to-increase-revenue-by-reducing-fraud-abuse/feed/ 0 President Obama Vows to Eliminate Healthcare Fraud and Reduce Waste http://medicare-fraud.net/president-obama-vows-to-eliminate-healthcare-fraud-and-reduce-waste/ http://medicare-fraud.net/president-obama-vows-to-eliminate-healthcare-fraud-and-reduce-waste/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:09:29 +0000 Nolan and Auerbach http://medicare-fraud.net/?p=236 On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed Congress on the current debate over healthcare reform. In his speech, the President vowed he would eliminate “the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste and fraud.” Under his plan, an independent commission of doctors and medical experts would be appointed the task of uncovering fraud and abuse in the coming years.

President Obama’s speech further confirms that the fight against healthcare fraud is a top priority for the government, and its recently heightened efforts to recoup healthcare dollars by prosecuting violators underscores that message. Simply put, in order to afford a viable healthcare system unnecessary spending must be eliminated. We’ve said it before – the government is keeping a watchful eye on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, as well as fraud within the pharmaceutical industry. In fact, just last week the Office of Inspector General announced Medicaid Fraud Control Units recovered $1.3 billion in 2008.

Needing all the help they can get, federal regulators see whistleblowers as crucial players in the fight against healthcare fraud. As Marcella Auerbach pointed out in an interview with PBS in July, the healthcare industry receives a $15 return for every dollar the government spends on efforts to fight fraud. By spotting fraud early on, significant money can be recovered for patients and taxpayers.

For the entire transcript of President Obama’s speech, go to:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-to-a-Joint-Session-of-Congress-on-Health-Care/

For more information about qui tam law and health care fraud, contact Nolan and Auerbach, PA.

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