HOUSE COMMERCE CMTE. REJECTS TWO AMENDMENTS ON MEDICARE FRAUD/KICKBACK; REFORM BILL POSES "INSURMOUNTABLE" HURDLE TO ENFORCEMENT, HHS IG ASSERTS
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The House Commerce Committee defeated two Democratic amendments during its mark-up of the Medicare reform bill that would have deleted House leadership provisions raising the level of intent that federal prosecutors must prove in civil monetary penalties and anti-kickback actions.