Crackdown on Fraudulent Health Providers
The Department of Health and Human Services together with the Department of Justice is implementing a project that would help prevent the operation of fraudulent health providers within the Medicare system. The two government agencies are targeting Southern Florida after successful demonstration in Los Angeles and Houston.
This project will ensure that every provider meets the requirements set forth by law otherwise; their licenses to operate would be revoked. Those who meet the requirements will still undergo greater scrutiny with regular visits on site, more audits and potential risks for fraud. The project has yielded tremendous results over the past eighteen months with many indictments and convictions.