News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Contact: HHS Press Office
(202) 690-6343

HHS and DOJ Officials to Highlight New Provisions in Affordable Care Act to Fight Health Care Fraud

Officials Will Release New Report on Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Efforts

MEDIA ADVISORY
For Thursday, May 13, 2010

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder will discuss the Obama Administration’s efforts to fight fraud using new tools provided by the Affordable Care Act at a press conference on Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. HHS and DOJ officials will also release a new report on fraud prevention and enforcement efforts. Remarks will be followed by a brief question and answer segment.

WHO:	Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Eric Holder, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Daniel Levinson, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Peter Budetti, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Program Integrity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WHAT:	Press conference on the Affordable Care Act; fraud prevention and enforcement efforts
WHEN:	Thursday, May 13, 2010, 4:00 p.m. EDT Pre Set, 3:30 p.m. EDT
WHERE:	Hubert Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington D.C. 20201

To watch the webcast live visit www.hhs.gov/live

For those who cannot attend in person but would like to participate in the Q & A portion a conference line has been provided:

DIAL-IN: 877-918-6703

PASSCODE: HHS

The press conference will also be available via fiber: PGAD Reservation: 1985894

For more information on the Departments' efforts to fight fraud and abuse please visit www.stopmedicarefraud.gov

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Last revised: January 03, 2011