In an attempt to stop fraudulent use of Ontario's health care system, the province will soon
begin issuing health-insurance cards containing the holder's photo. It is not known exactly …

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS designed to cut health insurance red tape are, with caveats on
confidentiality, generally thought to be a good way to reduce costs and hassles for patients …

Current law does not adequately protect patients' privacy or their medical records. Proposals
to computerize these records could further erode confidentiality unless new federal laws are …

The False Claims Act is a very effective tool for preventing fraud against the Federal
Treasury. Its qui tam provision rewards private citizens who report fraud, with a significant …

Discount medical cards have come under increasing scrutiny by regulators and law
enforcement officials as a result of mounting consumer-reported problems. For their study …

" There is no doubt that the government has gotten more aggressive in both civil and
criminal cases. There has been a huge run-up in convictions under various Federal laws." …

Portable Medical Identification Card Page 1 CFP is circulated to all 18,000 family doctors in
Canada, plus :libraries, overseas subscriptions and the press. A letter on these pages will reach …

Since 1990, GAO has designated Medicare as a high-risk program because its complexity
and susceptibility to payment errors from various causes, added to its size, have made it …

Last October, six federal agencies issued final rules imposing anti-identity-theft requirements
on financial institutions, creditors, credit and debit card issuers, and users of consumer credit …

Nearly three years after the federal government began a criminal investigation of
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. and its executives, a federal jury in Tampa, Fla., found …