DOJ AND HCFA OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS

WASHINGTON, DC - Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Nancy-Ann DeParle, Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) will address a conference on "Combating Health Care Fraud & Abuse: Technologies and Approaches for the 21^st Century." The forum begins Monday, June 26 at the Doubletree Hotel National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

Who: Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., U.S. Department of Justice

Administrator Nancy-Ann DeParle, Health Care Financing Administration

When: Monday, June 26, 2000 8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Where: DoubleTree Hotel National Airport, Plaza Ballroom,

300 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia

The conference will feature health care fraud technology detection system exhibits, as well as discussions to exchange information about technology and collaborative approaches for detecting and investigating fraud and abuse in federal and state health care programs. The conference will fulfill a goal of the National Health Care Fraud and Abuse Task Force to promote greater use of information technology in fighting fraud and abuse.

Note: This information is for planning purposes only and may not be released or distributed. The Deputy Attorney General's and Administrator's remarks are open to the press. There will be no opportunity for Q & A from the press at this event. For more information, please contact Charles Miller at the Department of Justice (202) 514-2007.

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