A New False Claims Act Working Group Announced To Combat Fraud and Abuse
Highlights
The Office of the Inspector General recently announced an enhanced partnership with the Department of Justice to focus on fraud abuse
A new working group will consist of former DOJ civil and criminal attorneys, former attorneys from in-house and private practice and OIG attorneys
The group is expected to focus on identifying patterns of potential fraud, as well as educating key Department of Health and Human Services components on how to identify and avoid fraud, waste and abuse
On Dec. 4, 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has created a False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group to “enhance its partnership with the Department of Justice (DOJ) … and to combat fraud and abuse by identifying and focusing resources on those who seek to defraud the American taxpayer.”
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