G-2 Compliance Report
July-August 2009
Compliance Perspectives: Congress Broadens Scope of FCA; President Creates Health Care Fraud Prevention Team
On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), which significantly amends the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and expands the potential liability for all companies doing business with the government.1 On the same day, Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), which increases the resources available to investigate and prosecute allegations of health care fraud.
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