Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Archives

Health Care Fraud And Abuse Laws In The U.S. (AFTER The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010)

May 18, 2011

In a continuing effort to fight health care fraud and abuse, Congress enacted (and the President signed on March 23, 2010) comprehensive health reform legislation, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). PPACA Fraud And Abuse Provisions PPACA amends the administrative sa[...]

Health Care Fraud And Abuse Laws In The U.S. (BEFORE The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010)

May 17, 2011

It is estimated that health care fraud and abuse costs the government billions of dollars each year. Inasmuch as Medicare and Medicaid are the largest single consumer of health care in the entire world and represent over 20% of all U.S. federal government spending each year, the potential cost of he[...]

Laws Limiting Physicians’ Self-Referral

May 15, 2011

Limitations on physician self-referrals were enacted into law in 1989 under the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, commonly referred to as the “Stark law.” The Stark law, as amended, and its implementing regulations, prohibit certain physician self-referrals for designated health services (̶[...]

THE COST OF REPEALING OBAMACARE

March 9, 2011

In March, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which would substantially overhaul healthcare in the United States. Since then, some opponents of the new laws have referred to the changes int[...]

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Health Care Fraud And Abuse Laws In The U.S. (AFTER The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010)

Laws Limiting Physicians’ Self-Referral

THE COST OF REPEALING OBAMACARE

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