National summit to focus on new ways of eliminating health care fraud

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder will convene a “National Summit on Health Care Fraud” on Thursday January 28, bringing together leaders from the public and private sectors to identify and discuss innovative ways to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse in the U.S. health care system.

The National Summit is the latest initiative of the Health Care Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), which was announced by both leaders in May 2009. The partnership between the two agencies has focused their efforts to reduce and prevent Medicare and Medicaid fraud through enhanced cooperation.

This unprecedented all-day session is a first of its kind between law enforcement and the private and public sectors. The summit will focus on sharing best practices and experience to develop new ways to eliminate health care fraud.