Doing More With Less: Despite Sequestration Cuts to Funding DOJ/HHS Enforcement Flourishes

Like providers, even government enforcement entities have faced budget cuts. But it doesn’t seem to have slowed down enforcement efforts. In 2014, funding for the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program was reduced due to sequestration by $21.6 million. But $278.1 million in mandatory funds (after the sequestration reduction) and another $293.6 million…