Up – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and U.S. Attorney General
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and U.S. Attorney General
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on July 16 kicked off the first in a series of Regional Health Care Fraud Prevention Summits in Miami, Florida.
The summit brought together an array of federal, state and local partners, beneficiaries, providers, and other interested parties to discuss ways to eliminate fraud within the U.S. health care system, according to officials.
“The days of scamming dollars from our health care system are over,” said Secretary Sebelius. “Thanks to new tools contained in the Affordable Care Act, we are more prepared than ever to safeguard taxpayer dollars and ensure that the health care coverage of our seniors, families and children is secure. I’m proud of the tremendous success we’ve had so far, and look forward to continuing this important dialogue at fraud prevention summits across the country.”
“Despite all that’s been accomplished over the last year, we cannot yet be satisfied or become complacent. And we cannot ignore the fact that health care fraud remains a significant problem,” said Attorney General Holder. “Each of you can be part of this and other public education efforts. Each of you can help to ensure that our health reform achievements are not exploited.”
The summit featured a training session for Miami-area seniors on how to detect suspected fraud in Medicare, including how to report fraud to 1-800-HHS-TIPS and at stopmedicarefraud.gov.
The summit also featured educational panels that discussed best practices for both providers and law enforcement in preventing health care fraud. The panels included law enforcement officials, consumer experts, providers and representatives of key government agencies.
On June 8, President Obama announced this nationwide series of regional fraud prevention summits as part of an effort to crack down on health care fraud
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