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Q: Does the Health Care Fraud Act fall under the umbrella of the False Claims Act or are they two completely separate laws?
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Ryan P. Morrison
answered on Apr 25, 2018

My expertise is in the False Claims Act, but as I understand it, the Health Care Fraud Act is a criminal statute, calling for criminal fines and/or prison sentences for certain conduct that defrauds government health care programs. Think about it this way: the Health Care Fraud Act is when the... View More

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