Check out another insightful blog by healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, “Trump’s Deregulations…But Not in Health Care Fraud Detection!”. Her assessment is that, while the Trump Administration may be reducing the regulatory burden in many areas of government, they are NOT reducing their focus on reducing on fraud investigations. To quote Ms. Emanuel,
“…while there may be fewer regulatory hoops to jump through, the scrutiny of fraud investigations won’t wane. False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits and whistleblower actions are expected to surge…”