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      "date": "1998-07-10",
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      "title": "The False Claims Act and Health Care Fraud: An Overview",
      "summary": "The Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. \u00bf\u00bf 3729-3733, provides for judicial imposition of civil\nmonetary penalties and treble damages for the knowing submission of false claims to the United\nStates Government. Originally enacted in 1843, the statute was amended in 1986 in several respects,\nincluding increasing the penalty provisions, and making it easier for whistleblowers to file \" qui\ntam \"\nactions on behalf of the federal government. Use of the False Claims Act for fraudulent health care\nclaims has increased dramatically in the last few years.  H.R. 3523 , and a companion bill,\n S. 2007 , the Health Care Claims Guidance Act, would amend the False Claims Act to\nset forth special rules to be applied in cases where an action is brought under the False Claims Act\nbased on claims submitted under Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance program, and\nCHAMPUS.",
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