Recent high profile case involving treatment scams in ohio, and investigations and partnership with the fbi and Law Enforcement generally, leading to the indictment of six people this year, all six pled guilty to medicaid fraud. Some have called for developing more by which the public could evaluate the effect in the Treatment Programs. Our last witness, has gone a step further not only identifying it core standards, he believes are key to any successful program, but also launching quality rating systems. This is uncharted area treatment sector, and we look forward to hearing from him, the progress thats been made there, with his Non Profit Organization. We are here today because two Many Americans have lost too many loved ones to addiction. Americas Opioid Crisis has left a trail of broken hearts and homes across our country. We are here to help communities get on a path towards health and wellness. Millions of americans are desperately seeking a path forward. Working together, we can
Schedule i want to get going and its going to be in operation because i have another meeting that have to make a form down the hall. Im going to start out, i know you want to introduce one person, are you under at times contrite push mark if you are all give you the courtesy of going ahead. I write. I welcome my panelist, today to our hearing on the oneyear anniversary of the support act this landmarks acute which many had a hand in developing, responded to the opioid activitc in crisis that is affected every corner of our nation was approximately 130 americans dying from an overdose everything all day. We devoted a lot of federal resources to tackling the crisis and look forward to hearing from the Surgeon General of this ministration effort to implement the support act on this oneyear anniversary, i also commend doctor adams for launching his initiatives to help raise a Public Awareness about the risk of the opioid issues, challenges remain because 20 million Americans Still struggle
Doctor to rooms and how substance of views has depicted his, family testified on the Opioid Epidemic, and recommendations on how to treat, it and it also addressed Insurance Fraud schemes with witnesses from the government as well as Addiction Treatment centers, centers. I usually dont start these meetings until the Ranking Member comes, but because the service that we have, congressman cummings plus the fact that we had to change this meeting to adjust to that schedule i would like to get going and its going to be kind of an erratic sort of operation because i have another meeting that i have to and, attend, so i will start out and i know that you want to introduce one person, are you under a time constraint . Because if you are i will give you the courtesy of going ahead. Mister chairman i can wait until irregular mark. So i will welcome the panelists today to our hearing, on the one Year Anniversary of this act, this landmark statute, which many of us had a hands in developing, resp
Recent high profile case involving treatment scams in ohio, and investigations and partnership with the fbi and Law Enforcement generally, leading to the indictment of six people this year, all six pled guilty to medicaid fraud. Some have called for developing more by which the public could evaluate the effect in the Treatment Programs. Our last witness, has gone a step further not only identifying it core standards, he believes are key to any successful program, but also launching quality rating systems. This is uncharted area treatment sector, and we look forward to hearing from him, the progress thats been made there, with his Non Profit Organization. We are here today because two Many Americans have lost too many loved ones to addiction. Americas Opioid Crisis has left a trail of broken hearts and homes across our country. We are here to help communities get on a path towards health and wellness. Millions of americans are desperately seeking a path forward. Working together, we can
Substance use disorder diagnosis seeking treatment are generally the culprits in these cases of fraud, or more likely the victims . In the cases we see they are the victims. Overwhelmingly . Overwhelmingly. We have certainly in our fraud schemes we have some participating patients who are often come maybe their patient but also a patient broker with trying to solicit other individuals to commit to a fraud scheme but generally speaking they are the victims of these crimes. To you both, the two of you both believe states are doing a good job with addressing fraud when you say the maintain the tools they have at the forefront, that that in the hands the tools and authorities necessary to police this kind of fraudulent behavior committed much less often by the victim than the perpetrator . Certainly on the Health Care Fraud space we have the medicaid Fraud Control unit there very active in the space. Our office is very active where i think there had been may be a need for additional oversi