Recently Signed Federal Budget Deal Includes Increased Fines for Health Care Fraud, Regulation Violations
Fines imposed on health care providers that who commit fraud or violate certain other regulations will increase under a provision included in a two-year budget deal (HR 1314) signed into law last week. The agreement says civil monetary penalties must reflect inflation by no later than August 2016.
- "Budget Deal Raises Stakes for False Claims, Civil Monetary Penalties" (Schencker, Modern Healthcare, 11/9).