The government recaptured a record $4 billion last year from pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and other providers of care that defrauded federal health-care programs, the Obama administration reported Monday.

Administration officials also called attention to new federal rules intended to prevent fraud – or detect it early – that took effect Monday as a result of the law enacted last year to overhaul the health-care system.

The annual report arrives as the new Republican leaders in the House are planning congressional investigations, suggesting that the administration is not aggressive in pursuing government waste and fraud.

Read the complete Washington Post story, “$4 billion captured in health-care fraud cases.”

The government recaptured a record $4 billion last year from pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and other providers of care that defrauded federal health-care programs, the Obama administration reported Monday.

Administration officials also called attention to new federal rules intended to prevent fraud – or detect it early – that took effect Monday as a result of the law enacted last year to overhaul the health-care system.

The annual report arrives as the new Republican leaders in the House are planning congressional investigations, suggesting that the administration is not aggressive in pursuing government waste and fraud.

Read the complete Washington Post story, “$4 billion captured in health-care fraud cases.”