Becker's Healthcare February 12, 2025
The Department of Justice has recently intensified its efforts to combat healthcare fraud, calling for increased diligence among physicians, according to Amanda Hill, founder of Hill Health Law Group, in an article published in Bloomberg Law Feb. 11.
Here are eight takeaways from the article:
1. The 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 medical professionals, for approximately $2.75 billion in intended losses and $1.6 billion in actual losses.
2. Many of these fraud claims were related to wound grafts, unlawful prescription of Adderall and other stimulants, and frauds involving telemedicine and laboratories.
3. Cases related to healthcare comprised the largest portion of False Claim Act settlements and...
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