Feds Recover $4.1 Billion In Health Care Fraud

Federal patrol teams helped recover a record-breaking $4.1 billion in health care fraud money last year, USA Today reports. That's a 58 percent increase since 2009, when the departments of Health and Human Services and Justice created an action team to combat fraud. They also stepped up the number of Medicare Fraud Strike Force teams that educate seniors, local governments and others about fraud prevention. Officials say agencies are doing a better job of screening providers before they get in the system and have beefed up enrollment requirements. Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule that sets a deadline for providers and suppliers to return Medicare overpayments.