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Health Care Reform Targets Fraud and Abuse; Compliance Manual Addresses Complex Laws

California Hospital Compliance Manual now available

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To help pay for the nearly $1 trillion implementation cost of health care reform, President Obama directed federal and state authorities to expand their use of recovery audits to reduce fraudulent, wasteful or abusive practices within Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs. Under this directive, hospitals should expect increased scrutiny of government reimbursement of health care.

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