Posted on February 24, 2009 by Robert Cochran

Balanced Budget Proposals to Include Stopping Medicare Fraud and Abuse

President Obama wants to cut the deficit in half by 2013.  How the president plans on doing this is still unclear, but stopping Medicare fraud and abuse is expected to be one of his proposals.   He will submit a budget proposal on Thursday with more details.  At this time, however, one thing seems certain - expect to see an increase in fraud and abuse investigations in the future, especially Medicare audits.  Health care providers should review their compliance plans and be prepared for increased government scrutiny.

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