The False Claims Act, the Allison Engine Decision, and Possible Effects on Health Care Fraud Enforcement

Staman, Jennifer

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Fraud;    Criminal justice;    Health care fraud;    Health policy;   

RP-ID  :  RS22982
RP-ID  :  RS22982_2008Nov06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The False Claims Act (FCA), an important tool for combating fraud against the U.S. government, generally provides that a person who knowingly submits, or causes to be submitted, a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the U.S. government may be subject to civil penalties and damages. This report provides an overview of the FCA and the Allison Engine decision, analyzes how this decision could affect certain FCA health care claims, and discusses the proposed False Claims Correction Acts (S. 2041 and H.R. 4854), which, if enacted, could limit the application of the Allison Engine decision.