Health fraud
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Would be subject to higher criminal penalties under legislation that Rep. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to introduce concurrent with the announcement of President Clinton's health reform package. The bill is expected to carry a penalty of up to five years in jail for health care fraud felonies, and would require that health fraud resulting in serious injury carry a maximum sentence of 25 years in jail, Rep. Schumer told a May 27 House Judiciary/crime subcommittee hearing.
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