Legislative Advocacy

Legislative AdvocacyLegislative Advocacy

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Legislative AdvocacyLegislative Advocacy

• Federal IssuesFederal Issues - Health Care Reform - Cargo Task Force and Databases - Predatory Towing - National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) - protection against vehicle cloning

• State IssuesState Issues

- Dedicated prosecutors- Limit the impact of No Fault Laws - Immunity- Runner/Capper Statutes- Restriction on access to police reports

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National Health Care ReformNational Health Care Reform

How does Health Care Reformimpact property/casualty insurance?

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Health Care Fraud Health Care Fraud

• Sophisticated enterprise

• Attacks both public and private … to include P&C

• Criminal conspiracies do not discriminate

• Organized Medical Fraud Rings in health care, property/casualty insurance and government programs – see no firewalls

• Some companies and industry are risk averse

• Take advantage of the fact we are reluctant to share information

• Huge dollar losses continue to grow and fraud is rampant

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Health Care Reform Health Care Reform

Anti-Fraud RecommendationsAnti-Fraud Recommendations

• A dedicated federal staff to execute a national anti-fraud program in conjunction with state and local law enforcement

• An increase in prosecutorial and investigative resources to fight fraud** • Strong and effective criminal penalties**

• Expansion of database technologies to improve fraud detection**

• Litigation protection for citizens and organizations that provide information or otherwise cooperate with the anti-fraud program

• Creation of a public-private partnership centered around an organizational mechanism (Council) to guide anti-fraud strategy

* * Mentioned in health care legislation 5

Next StepsNext Steps

• Weekly teleconferences with HHS/CMS

• Focus on Regional Health Care Fraud Summits

• Create a public/private partnership to guide anti-fraud strategy as noted by HHS Secretary Sebelius and Attorney General Holder in numerous public announcements

• Formalize agreement to share data between public and private sectors • Keep the anti-fraud effort entirely bi-partisan

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National Motor Vehicle TitleNational Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) Information System (NMVTIS)

• Electronic title verification system, via DMVs

• Designed to protect consumers from fraud and unsafe vehicles

• Keep stolen vehicles from being resold

• NICB – NMVTIS Federal Advisory Committee

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