BNA Books Announces the Publication of the 2011 Cumulative Supplement to "Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Practical Perspectives, Second Edition"

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, today announces the publication of the 2011 Cumulative Supplement to Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Practical Perspectives, Second Edition, outlining in detail the existing fraud and abuse laws and regulations and offering the practical guidance practitioners need to protect their clients.

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Government enforcement in perceived instances of fraud and abuse in the health care industry continues to accelerate and expand into new areas—often leading to record-breaking settlements. Long-accepted business practices may suddenly be investigated as potential crimes, and gray areas in the law are numerous, making it difficult to know how to proceed safely. Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Practical Perspectives, Second Edition removes these uncertainties by providing guidance on structuring acceptable business arrangements, avoiding statutory and regulatory pitfalls, defending clients, implementing effective corporate compliance programs, and more.

The 2011 Cumulative Supplement includes new material on:

• Cases that impose criminal liability or other sanctions on individuals convicted of health care fraud and abuse violations
• Changes to the False Claims Act, including revisions to the public disclosure jurisdictional bar, overpayment reporting requirements, whistleblower retaliation provisions, and the anti-kickback statute
• The expansion of Part D fraud and abuse enforcement, including the 2012 Final Rule on changes to both the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs, and new CMS initiatives, including guidance on Part D Plan Sponsors and audits of sponsor operations, particularly related to compliance programs
• Fraud enforcement, especially concerning abuse affecting providers, drug and device manufacturers, and payors, in contexts including clinical research, securities fraud, off-label marketing, kyphoplasty, and kickbacks
• Developments in the Stark law, including coverage of the new PPACA provisions and implementing regulations, new disclosure requirements and modifications to the "whole hospital" exception, new cases interpreting various aspects of the law, and interactions between the Stark law and ACOs

The treatise was published in cooperation with the ABA Health Law Section. Section publications provide a balanced forum for the views and professional development of practitioners in health law. For more information on Section participation, please call the Section at 312.988.5824 or visit www.americanbar.org/groups/health_law.html.

Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Practical Perspectives, Second Edition, with 2011 Cumulative Supplement is authored by Linda A. Baumann, a partner in Arent Fox, Washington, DC, and a specialist in health care fraud and abuse and compliance.

BNA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., is a leading source of legal, regulatory, and business information for professionals. In addition to Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Practical Perspectives, BNA's Book Division publishes: E-Health, Privacy, and Security Law; Managed Care Litigation; Prosecuting and Defending Health Care Fraud Cases; Pharmaceutical Law: Regulation of Research, Development, and Marketing; and other titles in health law. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1.800.960.1220, send an e-mail request to [email protected], or visit us online at www.bna.com/bnabooks.

Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Practical Perspectives, Second Edition, 2011 Cumulative Supplement (Approx. 704 pp. Softcover/Order #1993-PR11/$210.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) may be purchased alone or with the main volume (700 pp. Hardcover/Order #9993-PR11/$400.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1.800.960.1220. Fax orders: 1.732.346.1624. A 10% discount is available on print copies of books when ordering from the website at www.bna.com/bnabooks. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

Editors: Review copy available upon request.

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