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HCFAC
Efforts to combat fraud were consolidated
and strengthened under Public Law 104-191,
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Act established
a comprehensive program to combat fraud
committed against all health plans, both
public and private. The legislation required
the establishment of a national Health Care
Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC),
under the joint direction of the Attorney
General and the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services ( HHS) acting
through the Department's Inspector General
(HHS/OIG). The HCFAC program is designed
to coordinate Federal, State and local law
enforcement activities with respect to health
care fraud and abuse. The Act requires HHS
and DOJ detail in an Annual Report the amounts
deposited and appropriated to the Medicare
Trust Fund, and the source of such deposits. |