"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has bolstered its efforts to prevent and detect fraud with its publication of the final rule addressing program integrity changes mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the 'Affordable Care Act,' or the 'ACA')."
In this article, "CMS Finalizes Regulations Intended to Strengthen Program Integrity," published on February 23, 2011 in BNA's Health Care Fraud Report, Mintz Levin Health Law attorneys Karen S. Lovitch, Carrie A. Roll, Rachel M. Irving, Katina W. Lee, and Ellyn L. Sternfield discuss the various changes that will result from the implementation of the final rule.
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