HEALTH CARE FRAUD & ABUSE (HLTH8505)
2 credits. Lecture.
Prerequisite: Health Law I

The complex business of health care finance and delivery is increasingly structured by reference to an array of federal regulatory and statutory requirements. Attorneys reviewing relationships among the providers and between providers and payors must be familiar with the anti- kickback laws, the False Claims Act, Stark I & II, and RICO. This course examines the application of those laws in the context of commercial relationships, regulatory reviews, and criminal investigation and prosecutions. It also examines the burgeoning area of corporate compliance programs.