Holy ROI Batman: US antifraud teams recover $7.90 per $1 spent
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
As the US sits teetering on the edge of another cliff – this time "Mount Sequestration," albeit a manmade mountain – and the Obama administration and Congress mull over where they can slice another piece from the federal spending pie, Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week pointed to their joint Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) program as one area of the government that actually has achieved a remarkable return on investment (ROI): $7.90 per every $1 spent over the past three years.
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