Medicare/Medicaid Prosecutions: Does More Money for Fraud Activities Translate Into More Mega-Settlements?
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
From expanding health care coverage to collecting fees from miscreants, the lead story at HHS took a quick and sharp turn with the unveiling of the President's budget for fiscal 2011. HHS is setting high return standards for its fraud activities: $1.5 in net returns to the government for every dollar spent. Practically, that may drive HHS to press big pharma for big settlements.
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