Medicare Antifraud Efforts Seeing Results

The $340 million in that Congress has devoted to Medicare fraud prevention over the next 10 years should keep law enforcement busy and significantly crack down on fraud, according to experts.

According to CMS, the number of defendants facing healthcare fraud charges has jumped sharply in the past year. Taxpayers Against Fraud, a group that helps providers sue fraudulent individuals, also feels that the Obama administration's strategy for fighting fraud is more systematic than previous administrations.

On the other hand, several long-term care provider groups feel that Medicare fraud patrols unfairly target skilled nursing facility payments for therapy and rehabilitation.

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