Fraud Isn't New.

• Position: Stateline - Health care fraud - Brief Article

The government has recovered $8 for each tax dollar spent fighting health care fraud with the federal False Claims Act, according to a study by New Directions for Policy and funded by Taxpayers Against Fraud. The research found that the $8.7 billion recovered otherwise would have been lost to health care fraud and abuse, a significant portion of it in the Medicare program. The study also found that the threat of...