Healthcare Finance News February 19, 2020
Max Sullivan

Providers warned to stay vigilant as financial and political incentives remain strong to bring False Claims Act cases.

A new report advises healthcare providers to stay compliant with fraud regulations, as incentives both financial and political remain strong to bring False Claims Act cases.

In 2019, $2.6 billion in fraud recoveries were collected from healthcare companies, according to the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Annual Review, released by Bass, Berry & Sims.

Last year was the 10th consecutive in which fraud recoveries from healthcare companies topped $2 billion, the report said.

The most notable settlements for hospitals and health systems involved scrutiny of physician compensation arrangements under the Stark Law or Anti-Kickback Statute.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and...

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