Deficit Reduction Act

March 29, 2006 | 12 Noon Central | 1.2 CEUs

General discussion of the most relevant portions of Deficit Reduction Act are covered in this 90-minute session on one of the most pressing compliance issues to emerge this year. Listen in and discover how it will impact your Medicaid compliance program.

The DRA carries out the following purposes:

Encourages states to enact False Claims Act statutes
Provider employee handbook and policy requirements
Practical impacts and steps for providers and their compliance professionals

Mr. Frank Sheeder and Mr. Brian Flood, Inspector General of the State of Texas, share information about this legislation with compliance professionals and offer insights on its consequences to providers. Mr. Flood is being called on nationally to share his model and to help various states to work toward better initiatives, especially in light of the new DRA requirements.

Learning Objectives:

Gain a history of the statute
Hear about trends in Medicaid payments, recovery of overpayments and fraud detection
Learn of the emergence of state-level False Claims Acts across the country
Access invaluable insights onto the policy shift that the DRA affects
Understand the practical implications of DRA to you and your compliance program, including increased audits of Medicaid, fraud detection, and error rate monitoring
Learn what must be in your handbooks and policy manuals in light of DRA

About the Speakers:

Brian Flood
In 2003 Texas Governor Rick Perry recruited and appointed Brian Flood as the Inspector General for the Health and Human Services Commission. For the past two years, Mr. Flood's focus on protecting the integrity of these programs has resulted in over $1.5 billion in recoveries and cost-avoidance savings to the State of Texas. For the state fiscal year (SFY) 2004-2005 biennium, the total recoveries of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) exceeded $791 million and the total cost avoidances exceeded $752 million. In SFY 2004, OIG referred a record 257 provider cases to the Texas Office of the Attorney General, which received the nation's top Medicaid fraud-fighting award for opening a total of 348 cases. In SFY 2005, OIG referred 3796 felony and misdemeanor cases to over 200 district attorney's offices across the state for prosecution, and completed 4145 cases through administrative disqualification hearings. In August 2005, Mr. Flood obtained the Certified Inspector General designation by the Association of Inspectors General (AIG), joining only 300 other professionals nationwide that have attained this prestigious designation. Prior to his initial gubernatorial appointment and subsequent reappointment in April 2005, Mr. Flood was Chief of the Specialized Crime Division (SCD) of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, a position he held since October 1999.

Frank Sheeder
Frank Sheeder's practice is focused on health care compliance and complex litigation. He represents health systems, hospitals, physician groups, DME suppliers, long-term care providers, ancillary providers and other members of the health care industry in compliance matters, internal investigations, defense of False Claims Act, whistleblower and class action cases, negotiations with Federal regulators and prosecutors, voluntary disclosures, annual compliance certifications, and general litigation. He has dealt with many government agencies, including HHS-OIG, OCIG, CMS, DOJ, FBI, Texas MFCU, AUSAs in various Federal Districts, IRS, DOL, Secret Service, Postal Inspection Services, and DEA. Mr. Sheeder has a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Boston University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Duke University.

Featured Speakers
Frank Sheeder, Esq. Partner Brown McCarroll L.L.P. Dallas, TX	Brian Flood, JD Inspector General for the Health and Human Services Commission State of Texas Austin, TX

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