NHCAA Presents CNBC and Kurtis Productions' Original Primetime Series 'American Greed' With 2007 Excellence in Public Awareness Award

NHCAA Presents CNBC and Kurtis Productions' Original Primetime Series 'American Greed' With 2007 Excellence in Public Awareness Award

Series Highlights Dark Side of the American Dream; Real Human and Economic Costs Associated with Health Care Fraud

ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) is pleased to announce that CNBC and Kurtis Productions are the recipients of the 2007 Excellence in Public Awareness Award for their original primetime series, "American Greed." The award is being presented tomorrow, December 6, 2007, at the NHCAA Annual Training Conference in Anaheim, California. Over 1,000 fraud investigators from government and the private sector have joined together at the conference to hear public-private solutions to the $60 billion dollar health-care fraud crisis.

American Greed is an award-winning series exploring the dark side of the American dream by highlighting real life cases of health care fraud that lead to injury and -- in some cases even death -- in the pursuit of financial gain. American Greed also examines the impact fraud has had on the overall cost of the health care system nationwide and contributes to public awareness about the nature of health care fraud and its devastating effects.

"American Greed is a sobering reminder of the pain, suffering and costs associated with fraudulent health care practices," said NHCAA Executive Director Louis Saccoccio. "CNBC and Kurtis Productions are to be applauded for this important series and for raising public awareness of the human and economic costs associated with health care fraud. NHCAA and its member organizations remain committed to working with payers, providers, government agencies, the news media, and others to increase awareness, augment safety and improve quality for consumers nationwide."

Founded in 1985 by several private health insurers and federal and state government officials, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association is the leading national organization focused exclusively on the fight against health care fraud. We are a private-public partnership -- our members comprise more than 100 private health insurers and those public-sector law enforcement and regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over health care fraud committed against both private payers and public programs. Established in 2000, The NHCAA Institute for Health Care Fraud Prevention (http://www.nhcaa.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=education_and_training&wps code=AboutTheNHCAAInstitute) is a separately incorporated, tax-exempt educational foundation that provides education and training to private- and public-sector health care anti-fraud personnel.

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CONTACT: Phil Blando of the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association,
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